Samson of Dol

Saint

Samson of Dol
Icon of Saint Samson of Dol
Bornc. 485
South Wales
Died565
Dol, Neustria, Kingdom of the Franks
Venerated inCatholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church[1]
Major shrineDol; Milton Abbas, Dorset
Feast28 July

Samson of Dol (also Samsun; born c. late 5th century) was a Welsh saint, who is also counted among the seven founder saints of Brittany with Pol Aurelian, Tugdual or Tudwal, Brieuc, Malo, Patern (Paternus) and Corentin. Born in southern Wales, he died in Dol-de-Bretagne, a small town in north Brittany.

  1. ^ "Samson (Sampson) July 28".

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