Everything about Melaine totally explained
Saint
Melaine (Latin:
Melanius or
Mellanus; Cornish:
Melan; Welsh:
Mellon) was a
6th century Bishop of Rennes in
Brittany (now in
France).
Traditional history
Melaine grew up at
Plaz in
Brain, near
Redon. He was a pious child, often being punished for spending too long at his prayers. He became a
monk and then
abbot. He was nominated the successor to Saint
Amand of Rennes as
Bishop of
Rennes. During his rule,
Clovis took over the area and Melaine became his trusted advisor. He opposed immigration from
Britain and attended the
Council of Orleans in
511. He died at Plaz before
549 and was buried in the
Abbey Church of Notre-Dame en Saint-Mélaine in
Rennes.
Veneration
Melaine quickly became revered as a
saint, especially after the wooden tower above his grave burnt down and his
tomb miraculously survived. He has three feast days:
6 November (death),
6 January (burial) and
11 October (translation). In
Wales, his feast is celebrated on
10 rather than 11 October at
St Mellons where a Saint '
Mellonius' is said to have been born. In
Cornwall, he's the patron of
St Mellion and
Mullion, where there's a tradition of his visit.
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