Fragan

Fragan was a 5th-century pre-Congregational saint and Prince of Scotland. He is celebrated on 3 October in the Calendar of the Breton Saints,^[1] and shares with Gwen a feast day on 5 July in the Roman Calendar.

Saint Fragan
Born	Scotland
Died	5th century
Venerated in	Catholic Church Western Orthodoxy
Feast	3 October (in Brittany) 5 July (Catholic Church)

Fragan came from Great Britain, and was a Prince of Albany in Scotland. In the 5th century he left Scotland to evangelize Armorica.

Family

He was the husband of Gwenn and father of the twins Jacut^[2][3] and Guethenoc,^[2][3] of Guénolé, and of Creirwy, Winwaloe,^[4] son of Prince Fragan (or Fracan) and Teirbron.^[2][3] He is also a cousin of Riwall and stepfather to Cadfan, son of Eneas Ledewig (or Aeneas of Brittany) and Teirbron.^[5]

Biography

He left Britain and moved to Ploufragan (Côtes-d'Armor) towards the end of the 4th century or perhaps as late as 418 AD.^[6][7] There he settled in the Sang River valley. He was the founder of the castle of Lesguen, in the present commune of Plouguin.^[8][9]

Fragan is also known for having amassed a small army in haste to repel a larger force of pagan pirates at the battle of Lochrist.^[10]