Corentin of Quimper

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Saint Corentin of Quimper
St Corentin, pictured on the banner of the parish church of Locronan, Brittany.
Died	~460 AD
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church
Feast	December 12
Attributes	fish; episcopal attire
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Saint Corentin (Corentinus; in Breton, Sant Kaourintin) (d. 460 AD) is a Breton saint. He is venerated as a saint and as the first bishop of Quimper. His feast day is December 12. He was a hermit at Plomodiern and was also bishop of Porzay at the end of the 7th century and at the beginning of the 8th century. He is one of the seven founder saints of Brittany.

[edit] Veneration

Quimper Cathedral is dedicated to him.

In iconography, Corentin's attribute is a fish. This refers to the legend that Corentin made daily use of a miraculous fish near his hermitage; Corentin would nourish himself by cutting a piece of this fish, which would then regrow its missing parts.