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St. Ivo of Kermartin

Saint Ivo of Kermartin, T.O.S.F.
Weyden Ivo.jpg
Saint Ivo portrayed by
Rogier van der Weyden (15th century)
Advocate of the Poor
Born (1253-10-17)17 October 1253
Kermartin, Duchy of Brittany
Died 19 May 1303(1303-05-19) (aged 49)
Louannec, Duchy of Brittany
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church
Canonized June 1347 by Pope Clement VI
Major shrine Tréguier, Cotes d'Armor, France
Feast 19 May
Attributes represented with a purse in his right hand and a rolled paper in the other hand; depicted between a rich man and a poor one.
Patronage Brittany, lawyers, abandoned children

Saint Ivo of Kermartin, T.O.S.F. (17 October 1253 – 19 May 1303), also known Yvo or Ives (and in Breton as Erwan, Iwan, Youenn or Eozenn, depending on the region, and known as Yves Hélory (also Helori or Heloury) in French), was a parish priest among the poor of Louannec, the only one of his station to be canonized in the Middle Ages. He is the patron of Brittany, lawyers and abandoned children. His feast day is 19 May. Poetically, he is referred to as "Advocate of the Poor".

Born at Kermartin, a manor near Tréguier in Brittany, on 17 October 1253, Ivo was the son of Helori, lord of Kermartin, and Azo du Kenquis. In 1267 Ivo was sent to the University of Paris, where he graduated in civil law. While other students partied, Ivo studied, prayed and visited the sick. He also refused to eat meat or drink wine. Among his fellow-students were the scholars Duns Scotus and Roger Bacon. He went to Orléans in 1277 to study canon law under Peter de la Chapelle, a famous jurist who later became bishop of Toulouse and a cardinal. On his return to Brittany, having received minor orders he was appointed an "official", the title given to an ecclesiastical judge, of the archdeanery of Rennes (1280). He protected orphans and widows, defended the poor, and rendered fair and impartial verdicts. It’s said that even those on the losing side respected his decisions. Ivo also represented the helpless in other courts, paid their expenses and visited them in prison. He earned the title “Advocate of the Poor.” Although it was common to give judges “gifts,” Ivo refused bribes. He often helped disputing parties settle out of court so they could save money.


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