Saint Alain of Quimper (Alan in Breton) was the Bishop of

Cornouaille Cornouaille (; br, Kernev, Kerne) is a historical region on the west coast of Brittany in West France. The name is cognate with Cornwall in neighbouring Great Britain. This can be explained by the settlement of Cornouaille by migrant princ ...

and the fourth

Bishop of Quimper The Diocese of Quimper (–Cornouaille) and Léon (Latin: ''Dioecesis Corisopitensis (–Cornubiensis) et Leonensis''; French: ''Diocèse de Quimper (–Cornouaille) et Léon'') is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Cathol ...

. He is believed to have been born in the British Isles. He was Bishop in the sixth or seventh century. His existence is historically uncertain. The sources proving his existence are questionable. He is not included in the list of

Quimper Quimper (, ; br, Kemper ; la, Civitas Aquilonia or ) is a commune and prefecture of the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Administration Quimper is the prefecture (capital) of the Finistère department. Geography The ...

dating from the fourteenth century nor in that of

Quimperlé Quimperlé (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France. Geography Quimperlé is in the southeast of Finistère, 20 km to the west of Lorient and 44 km to the east of Quimper. Historically, it belon ...

which gives the list of the first bishops of Quimper. On the other hand he is mentioned by Dom Lobineau in Breton and the Latin Hours in 1486 under the name of Alaini episcopi. Be that as it may, whether he lived or not, he is venerated in Brittany.Monks of Ramsgate. "Alanus and Alorus". ''Book of Saints''
1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 14 May 2012

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