Efflamm
| Saint Efflamm | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born |
448 Ireland |
| Died |
512 Brittany |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 6 November |
Saint Efflamm is a semi-legendary penitent who was born in Ireland and who died in Brittany. His feast is 6 November.
Legendary biography
Efflam was the son of an Irish king. Born in 448, married very young to Enora, he took a vow of chastity. An angel helped him to resist temptation, and he fled to Brittany, disembarking at Plestin-les-Grèves, in Trégor, where he had lived for a time in the company of Saint Gestin. According to another tradition, he came from Ireland with his wife Enora. They never consummated their union, and both consecrated themselves to God in a hermitage in the forest. He died in 512.
Bibliography
- Albert Le Grand, "Les vies des saints de la Bretagne Armorique : ensemble un ample catalogue chronologique et historique des evesques d'icelle... et le catalogue de la pluspart des abbés, blazons de leurs armes et autres curieuses recherches", 5th édition revue et corrigée par Guy Autret, et complétée par plusieurs autres auteurs, 1901, (https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k5038760/f627).
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