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Mailoc or Maeloc was a 6th-century
The Mindoniensis-Ferrolensis Province in the 21st Century (Alternatives: The Britonia Province)
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Mailoc or Maeloc was a 6th-century bishop
A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution.
In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
of Britonia
Britonia (which became Bretoña in Galician and Spanish) is the historical, apparently Latinized name of a Celtic settlement by Romano-Britons on the Iberian peninsula following the Anglo-Saxon settlement of Britain. The area is roughly analogo ...
, a settlement founded by expatriate Britons
British people or Britons, also known colloquially as Brits, are the citizens of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the British Overseas Territories, and the Crown dependencies.: British nationality law governs mod ...
in Galicia, Spain
, image_flag = Bandera de España.svg
, image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg
, national_motto = ''Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond")
, national_anthem = (English: "Royal March")
, i ...
.Koch, John T. (2006). "Britonia". In John T. Koch, ''Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia''. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO, p. 291. He represented his diocese, referred to as the ''Britonensis ecclesia'' or "Britonnic church", at the Second Council of Braga The Second Council of Braga, held in 572, presided over by Martin of Braga, was held to increase the number of bishops in Galaecia. Twelve bishops assisted at this council, and ten decrees were promulgated: (1) that the bishops should in their vis ...
in 572. Records of the council refer to his see, the ''sedes Britonarum'' ("See of the Britons"), which may have been seated at the monastery of Saint Mary of Britonia. Mailoc's name is clearly Brythonic, deriving from the Celtic *''Maglācos'', thereby providing further evidence for the Britonnic presence in the area.
See also
* Diocese of Ferrol-Mondoñedo (Formerly known as: ''Dioecesis Britoniensis'').Notes
References
*Koch, John T. (2006). ''Celtic Culture: A Historical Encyclopedia''. Santa Barbara: ABC-CLIO. *Richards, Melville, "Mailoc", ''Habis'', III, 1972, p. 159. *Tovar, António, "Un obispo con nombre británico y los orígenes de la diócesis de Mondoñedo", ''Habis'', III, 1972, pp. 155–158. *Vives, J., ''Concilios visigóticos e hispano-romanos'', Madrid, 1963. *Young, Simon, ''The Bishops of the early medieval diocese of Britonia'' (forthcoming). *Young, Simon, "Note on Britones in Thirteenth-century Galicia", ''Studia Celtica'', XXXV (2001), pp. 361–2. *Young, Simon, "The Forgotten Colony", ''History Today'', L, oct. 2000, pp. 5–6.External links
*The Mindoniensis-Ferrolensis Province in the 21st Century (Alternatives: The Britonia Province)
6th-century Galician bishops Sub-Roman Britons 6th-century English people {{Spain-RC-bishop-stub