SAINT
saint-ivo-of-kermartin
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Ivo of Kermartin, TOSF, also known as Yvo, Yves, or Ives, was a parish priest among the poor of Louannec, the only one of his station to be canonized in the Middle Ages. He is the patron of Brittany, lawyers, and abandoned children. His feast day is 19 May. Poetically, he is referred to as "advocate of the poor".
feast Day
05-19
birth Date
17 October 1253
death Date
1303-05-19
canonization Status
canonized
canonization Date
June 1347
canonized By
Pope Clement VI
feast Month
5
feast Day Of Month
19

