Saint 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. and shares with Gwen a Feast day on July 5 in the Roman Calender.

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

He was the husband of Saint Gwenn and father of the twin saints Jacut and Guethenoc, of Guénolé, and of Saint Creirwy, Winwaloe, son of Prince Fragan (or Fracan) and Teirbron He is also a cousin of Riwall and step father to Cadfan, son of Eneas Ledewig (or Aeneas of Brittany) and Teirbron

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

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