Saint Gobrain ( 630s – November 16, 725) was a monk in
Brittany. France and
Bishop of Vannes
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. At the age of 87 he retired from his position to be a hermit. Gobrain died of
natural causes
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in 725. His
feast day
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is on November 16.
See also
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Chronological list of saints in the 8th century
References
725 deaths
Medieval Breton saints
Bishops of Vannes
7th-century Breton people
630s births
8th-century Breton people
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