St Budoc

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Saint Brioc
Born	7th century, a cask at sea off Brest
Died	7th century
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Major shrine	Plourin
Feast	8th or 9th December
Patronage	Plourin
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Saint Budoc of Dol (also St Budeaux) is a saint from Brittany, France. Saint Budoc is the patron of Plourin where his relics are preserved^[1]. St Budoc's feast day celebrated on December 9th^[2] except for in Devon when it is celebrated on December 8th.^[3]

1 Life
2 Budoc in Devon
3 Troparion of St Budoc
4 References

[edit] Life

St. Budoc was the Bishop of Dol, Brittany. The details of his life are shrouded in legend. He is reputed to have been grandson of the King of Brest. Budoc was supposed to have been born at sea under incredible circumstances. His mother, Princess Azenor of Brest, had been falsely accused of infidelity by her jealous stepmother. Budoc's furious father, King of Goello (Treguier), had Azenor exiled, and near Brest had thrown his pregnant wife into the sea in a cask. There Budoc was born attended in his mother's visions by Saint Brigid. She took refuge in Ireland, where Budoc was raised. Both Azenor and Budoc were later welcomed back to the Kingdom of Brest after Azenor’s stepmother fell ill, and upon her deathbed recanted the evil lies she had spread.(Evans, 1919) Budoc was raised and educated at Youghal monastery, and later became its abbot. ^[4] The vita of Breton Saint Winwaloe describes Budoc as a teacher living on the island of Laurea. Later Budoc was elected bishop, and then returned to Brittany, where he succeeded Saint Samson and Saint Maglorius as bishop of Dol and ruled for 26 years (according to the 10th-century vita of Maglorius and the 11th-century "Chronicle of Dol").

[edit] Budoc in Devon

Budoc is reputed to have sailed across the Plymouth Sound, until he found an inlet on the Devon side of the River Tamar. He landed in Budshead Creek, part of the present district of Plymouth called St Budeaux. His activity provides evidence of the foundation of a church in Plymouth.^[5] St Budoc's feast day is celebrated in Devon on December 8th.

[edit] Troparion of St Budoc

Thou wast miraculously preserved from the ocean's fury
and, being sustained by the hand of God,
thou didst devote thyself to his service, O Hierarch Budoc.
Being showered with both temporal and spiritual honours both in Armagh and in Dol,
thou didst labour to win souls for Christ,
therefore we implore thine aid,
begging Christ our God that he will save our souls.^[6]