Saint Hervé
Saint Hervé | |
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Effigy of St Hervé, with St Milau in the background, in the parish church at Guimiliau. | |
| Born | c. 521 Guimiliau, Breton chiefdoms |
| Died | c. 575 |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Feast | 17 June |
| Attributes | Blind abbot being led by a wolf or his child guide |
| Patronage | The blind; bards; musicians; invoked against eye problems, eye disease; invoked to cure sick horses |
Saint Hervé (c. 521 – 575 AD), also known as Harvey, Herveus, or Houarniaule, was a sixth-century Breton saint. Along with Saint Ives, he is one of the most popular of the Breton saints. He was born in Guimiliau (Gwimilio).