Dedication
Saint Malo originally came from Wales. He was a member of a monastic community in Llancarvan founded by Saint Cadoc. He emmigrated to Brittany (according to Saint Brendan the Navigator, his spiritual master). He stayed at Aleth and founded a monastery, which became the evangelical centre for the neighbouring countryside. He was concecrated as the first bishop of Aleth. However, he died at Saintes where he was buried in either 640 or 621. He has been venerated as a saint in Brittany from the start of the 11th century. When the area around Aleth became a new city in the 12th century it took his name, Saint-Malo. Malo is also venerated in Winchester and Rome, in the churches named after him. His saint's day is 15 November.
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