Gurthiern
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Gurthiern (also Guthiern, Gunthiern, and Gunthiernus) was a Welsh prince. According to the Vita sancta Gurthierni, he became a hermit in Brittany and founder of an abbey at Kemperle (Quimperlé). He is a Catholic and Orthodox saint with a feast day on 3 July.[1]
References
- ^ "Saint Gunthiern". CatholicSaints.Info. Retrieved 9 January 2020.
External links
- Online text of the Vita
- (in German) Heiligenlexikon-1858 entry
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