St. Brannock, Abbot
(Barnoc, Brannoc)

7 January

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6th century. Saint Brannock appears to have migrated from southern Wales into Devon, and to have founded a monastery at Braunton, near Barnstaple in Devonshire, where William Worcestre and Leland say he was buried. The traditions concerning him are sometimes uncertain. Some hagiographers identify him as the 6th-century Welsh missionary Saint Brynach (Bernach or Bernacus). Because there are two separate feasts at Exeter on April and January 7 for the respective saints, it is unlikely that they are the same person (Benedictines, Farmer).

Troparion of St Brannock of Braunton
Tone 1
Righteous tutor of the children of Brychan, The Great Wonderworker. O wise Father Brannock,
thou didst win many souls for Christ by thy tireless endeavours.
In Devon's Braunton Church are your concealed precious relics.
Pray that we, being ever mindful of our Orthodox heritage,
may never deviate from the true faith,
thereby, receive the, reward of the blest.

Icon of St.Brannock:
http://saints.oca.org/IconDirectory/LG/january/0107brannockbraunton.jpg


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