SAINT
saint-william-pinchon
A saint of the Catholic Church
biography
Guillaume Pinchon was a French Catholic prelate who served as the Bishop of Saint-Brieuc from his appointment in 1220 until his death. He was a champion for the poor and defended the rights and privileges of the Church against secular intervention though this was a cause for his exile from his diocese. He returned not long after his exile and set himself on the construction of a new cathedral which was still in construction at the time he died.
feast Day
07-29
patronages
- Diocese of Saint-Brieuc
birth Date
c. 1175
death Date
29 July 1234 (aged 59)
canonization Status
venerable
canonization Date
24 March 1247
canonized By
Pope Innocent IV
feast Month
7
feast Day Of Month
29

