Salaun Ar Foll
Salaün Ar Foll (Breton, German about the crazy Salomon ) is a Breton saint who is said to have lived in France in the 14th century.
According to tradition, Salaün Ar Foll was born in 1310 near the French town of Lesneven . He was a beggar who attended church mass every morning and went about the rest of the day begging for bread.
Among his contemporaries, Salaün was considered retarded because he kept repeating the words “Ave Maria, itroun guerhès Maria!” (“Hail Mary! Oh, Virgin Mary!”).
The nickname "Fou du bois" (original: "Fol ar c'hoad") - madman of the forest - which he got from his fellow men, contributed to the impression. Salaün received this because he lived in the forest and is said to have slept in a hollow tree for the nights.
Salaün died on November 1, 1358 at the age of 48. After he was buried, according to legend, a white lily grew out of the grave earth, with the words "Ave Maria" written on its leaves in golden letters. People dug up the body and found that the flower had grown out of his tongue.
As a result, the Notre-Dame du Folgoët church was built on his grave in Lannuchen (now Le Folgoët ).
In 1952 his life was filmed by the Caouissin brothers.
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- ↑ Le Folgoët. Le film qui a mobilisé la population locale , in Ouest-France on July 27, 2017.