ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY
Saints celebrated on the 19th of January
SAINT BRANWALLADER, MISSIONARY
Saint Brauvalatrus [Branwallader, French: Brauvalatre] is mentioned in old English litanies and is also revered in Brittany. (Mg.)
[Most probably he was a contemporary of Saint Samson. He is remembered in Jersey in the Parish name St Brelade and in Cornwall in the Parish name of St Breward. With Saint Samson, he seems to have undertaken missionary work in Brittany. In the Exeter martyrology, Branwallader is described a the son of the Cornish king, Kenen. January 19 seems to commemorate a translation of his relics. In Cornwall, his feast day is celebrated on February 9 and June 6.]
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875)
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
PRAYER:
Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Branwallader may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.
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