Saint-Maudez (; br, Sant-Maodez) is a

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in the

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in northwestern

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. It is named after the Breton

Saint Maudez Saint Maudez is a Breton saint who lived in the 5th or 6th century. He is also known as Maudé, Maudet (Breton French), Maodez or Modez (Breton), Maudetus (Latin), Mandé (French) and Mawes (in Cornwall). In the Breton calendar his feast is 18 Nove ...

History

St. Maudez is the tenth son of the King of Ireland Erelus (or Erelea or Ardea) and Gentuse or Getive, his wife. Saint-Maudez landed in Brittany, around 528, not far from Dol, with his sister Saint Juvette and two disciples, Saint Botmel and Saint Tudy.

Heraldic

Blazon = Carved: 1st of silver sown with shadows of ermine speckles with a line of azure, a lion gules crowned with gold debruising, 2nd of azure sown shadows of ermine speckles and at Saint Maudet bypassed halo issuant from the point and holding his episcopal crozier, all in shadow with the silver line.

Population

Inhabitants of Saint-Maudez are called ''maudéziens'' in French.

Places and monuments

File:Saint-Maudez_(22)_%C3%89glise_02.JPG#/media/Fichier:Saint-Maudez_(22)_Église_02.JPG * The church Saint-Maudez, the millennial yew, its parish enclosure and the cross of the

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(registered in the inventory of historical monuments on 28/10/1926 under the reference PA000896446) * The Orrhins Crosses (see below) * The Gouyon fountain * The Thaumatz Castle https://www.geneanet.org/cartes-postales/view/6306989#0 (private) * Many old remarkable houses Image:Croix St Maudez 1.png, Croix St Maudez Image:Croix St Maudez 2.png, Croix St Maudez Image:Croix St Maudez 3.png, Croix St Maudez Image:Croix St Maudez 4.png, Croix St Maudez Image:Croix St Maudez 5.png, Croix St Maudez Image:Croix St Maudez 7.png, Croix St Maudez Image:Croix St Maudez 6.png, Croix St Maudez

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