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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture About Brioc, the full name of the saint is Briomaglus > Brimael, which enters in composition of the parish's name of Plonivel (Finistère) in the south-east of Breton Cornouaille : it's the oldest attestation of saint Brimael/Brioc's cult in Brittany. Saint Tugdual, who is said to have founded Treguier abbey, seems to have been also venerated originally in Cornouaille. Saint Brimael/Brioc's vita and one of the 3 vitae of saint Tugdual known as the "second vita" (but in fact the first one) were written at the same time (circa 1050), in competition to each other about the question : who was the founder of Treguier abbey, in order to establish if the episcopal see of Treguier was younger than the one of Saint-Brieuc. This question was surely of a great importance at this time, both in ecclesiastical and political points of view, related to the question of the Breton metropole of Dol on one side and, on the other side, to the beginning of the feudal dynasty of Penthievre. AY BOURGES ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: join medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: leave medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/medieval-religion.html