Bl. Convoyon of Redon

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Born: in 788 Saint-Malo, Brittany (in modern France

Died: 5 January 868 at Saint-Maixent-de-Plélan monastery, Plélan, France of natural causes, re-interred at Redon Abbey, relics destroyed during the French Revolution

Beatified: 3 May 1866 by Pope Pius IX (cultus confirmed)

Also known as Convoyon of Brittany, Conwoion, Convoion, Convoio, Konvoion, Konvoyon, Konwoion

Archdeacon of Vannes, France. Hermit. Benedictine monk at Glanfeuil, France. Founded Saint Savior monastery near Redon, France in 831, and served as its first abbot. Spiritual teacher of Saint Fidweten. Invading Norseman attacked the monastery and drove him into exile where he spent his later years.