Samson of Dol

Saint

Samson of Dol
Saint; Samson of Dol
Born	c. 485; South Wales
Died	565; Dol, Neustria, Kingdom of the Franks
Venerated in	Catholic Church; Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrine	Dol; Milton Abbas, Dorset
Feast	28 July

Samson of Dol (also Samsun; born c. late 5th century) was a Welsh saint, who is also counted among the seven founder saints of Brittany with Pol Aurelian, Tugdual or Tudwal, Brieuc, Malo, Patern (Paternus) and Corentin. Born in southern Wales, he died in Dol-de-Bretagne, a small town in north Brittany, and was the nephew of Athrwys ap Meurig.

Saint Samson of Dol

Born	c. 485 South Wales
Died	565 Dol, Neustria, Kingdom of the Franks
Venerated in	Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church^[1]
Major shrine	Dol; Milton Abbas, Dorset
Feast	28 July