Ivo of Kermartin

Deceased Person

1253 – 1303

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Who was Ivo of Kermartin?

Saint Ivo of Kermartin, T.O.S.F., also known Yvo or Ives, as Erwann and as Yves Hélory, was a parish priest among the poor of Louannec, the only one of his station to be canonized in the Middle Ages. He is the patron of Brittany, lawyers and abandoned children. His feast day is 19 May. Poetically, he is referred to as "Advocate of the Poor".

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Born
Oct 17, 1253
Tréguier
Ethnicity
  • Breton people
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Education
  • University of Paris
Lived in
  • Brittany
Died
May 19, 1303
Louannec

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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