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ST BRANWALLADER, MISSIONARY - 19 JANUARY

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 19th of January WELCOME! 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 devo...