Marcel Callo
Marcel Callo (1921-1945) was a young French worker, a militant of the Young Christian Workers (JOC), who died as a marty…
Place
Rennes
FR
8 saints associated
Saint Melaine of Rennes
Bishop of Rennes in the 6th century and advisor to King Clovis, Melaine was a great thaumaturge and a peacemaker in Brit…
Saint Moderan (Moran)
Bishop of Rennes in the 8th century, Moderan renounced his office after a pilgrimage to Rome marked by a miracle involvi…
Blessed Robert of Arbrissel
Robert of Arbrissel was a famous Breton preacher and reformer of the 11th century, founder of the Order of Fontevraud. A…
Saint Yves (Helory of Kermartin)
Born in Brittany in the 13th century, Saint Yves was an exemplary magistrate and priest, renowned for his integrity and …
Saint Yves (Yves Hélory)
A 13th-century Breton priest and jurist, Saint Yves is the patron saint of lawyers and the poor. Canonized in 1347 by Cl…
Venerable Yves Mahyeuc
A Dominican religious born in 1462, Yves Mahyeuc became the confessor to Queen Anne of Brittany before being appointed B…
Frequently asked questions
Which saints are connected to Rennes?
Saints associated with Rennes: Marcel Callo, Saint Melaine of Rennes, Saint Moderan (Moran), Blessed Robert of Arbrissel, Saint Yves (Helory of Kermartin), Saint Yves (Yves Hélory) and Venerable Yves Mahyeuc.