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Does anyone know any information on St Bryan (with that particular spelling)? I am trying to find some articles and have been rather unsuccessful. I'd appreciate any help. Also, is there a Patron Saint Medallion for St Bryan? It is for a close friend in need.
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Pavlo As far as I can tell "Bryan" is an alternative spelling for the Gaelic Irish name "Brian." For Dec. 10, the Roman Martyrology lists the Blessed Brian Lacy, who was martyred at Tyburn on that day in 1591 for giving help to Catholic priests who had entered England illegally at the time of Queen Elizabeth I. In England, all the canonized and beatified English Martyrs of 1535-1680 are celebrated together with one memorial on May 4. You probably won't find a holy card or patron saint medallion for Blessed Brian Lacy, but perhaps you can find a card or medallion for the English Martyrs? Here is a famous painting that shows some of the English Martyrs: [ Linked Image] Sources:Martyrologium Romanum. Vatican City, 2001, p. 630. "Brian." [ en.wikipedia.org] Accessed Mar. 7, 2009. Bl. Brian. [ catholic.org] Accessed Mar. 7, 2009. Blessed Brian Lacy. [ saints.sqpn.com] Accessed Mar. 7, 2009. May 4. The English Martyrs. [ liturgyoffice.org.uk] Accessed Mar. 7, 2009.
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Thanks so much for the info.
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Pavlo,
Hopefully, Father Ambrose will spot this thread. He has a marvelous storehouse of info on Celtic saints, well-known and obscure, of Ireland, Scotland, Wales, etc (and a wonderful e-mail service by which he provides info daily on those commemorated each day). He may well have some additional info.
And, actually, Father Serge, might as well.
Many years,
Neil
"One day all our ethnic traits ... will have disappeared. Time itself is seeing to this. And so we can not think of our communities as ethnic parishes, ... unless we wish to assure the death of our community."
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From Father Ambrose's site: St. Brioc the Traveller, Bishop of Brittany (Bryan, Brieuc, Briocus) -------------------------------------------------------- Born in Cardiganshire, Wales; died in Brittany, c. 510; feast of his translation is October 18. Brioc was the founder of a monastery near Treguier, Brittany, which grew into the town and see called Saint-Brieuc. He was probably born in Ceredigion (Cardiganshire). According to legend, his father was named Cerpus and his mother was Eldrude, both of whom he is said to have converted following his ordination.
Brioc appears to have worked in southwestern Britain before migrating to Brittany; there is a place called Saint Breock or Breoke in Cornwall and Saint Briavels in the Forest of Dean is at root the same name. Saint Brioc's medieval biography contains a number of particulars and marvellous tales, but its historicity is slight. It says, for instance, that Brioc was trained in Gaul by Saint Germanus of Auxerre, who died in 448, which makes it highly unlikely.
Brioc is reputed to have built a famous church called Grande-Lann, where he gathered a number of disciples. In Treguier, he converted a wealthy nobleman named Conan who provided the funds to build a monastery in northern Armorica. Then Brioc is said to have returned to Britain and with the help of his relative, Prince Rigald of Domnonia, built the church of Saint Stephen there.
Brioc is styled a bishop in an inscription in marble at his shrine built in 1210, but it is not certain that he was a bishop; more likely he was an abbot of the Celtic type who kept a bishop in his monastery because no evidence claims his successor in the see, which dates only to 844. Brioc's relics were translated to the abbey of Saint-Sergius in Angers in the mid-9th century to protect them from Norse invaders. In 1210, an arm, two ribs, and some cervical bones were given back to Saint Brieuc's (Attwater, Benedictines, Farmer, Gill, Husenbeth).
In art, Saint Brioc is a bishop with a fiery pillar above him. He is venerated in Treguier, Brittany, and Cornwall (Roeder). Because of the legends regarding his great charity, Brioc is considered the patron of purse-makers (Farmer).
Troparion of St Brioc tone 1 O holy Brioc, Enlightener of the lands of Wales and Brittany:/ with miracles thou didst preach Christ in thy life,/ and in death thy fragrance proclaimed thy glory. Pray to Christ our God that our souls may be saved. Many years. Neil
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Brian/Bryan is the older Celtic spelling of the name which entered Latin as Bernard. I've often thought of having a double icon showing St Bernard of Clairvaux and St. Serge of Radonezh.
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I didn't know that. It seems like Pavlo's friend has a lot of options when it comes to a choice of patron saints
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Dear Latin Catholic,
You're not the only one. When I received my MA in Sacred Theology from the University of Saint Michael's College, University of Toronto, the dean asked me how I would like my first name (Brian) spelled on the degree, which is in Latin. So I told him: B E R N A R D U S.
He decided I don't know my own name, and wrote "Brianus", which isn't even pig Latin.
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All,
Thank you for your posts. It has definitely helped!
--Pavlo
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