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Onenne was the daughter of King Judael of northern Armorica. She was venerated by the local people and become the local patron saint of the parish of Trehorenteuc. Living at the end of the 6th century and begining of the 7th century, she had a very humble destiny, despite her noble origin. She vowed herself to poverty, and became a goose- keeper. Thanks to those birds, one day she was saved from an aggressor, the population hearing their noise came to her rescue.

Today, she is still venerated in the Morbihan, in Trehorenteuc (canton of Mauron), where the church and a well are dedicated to her name. Pilgrims still come to the church builted on the place of her burial. They ask for the healing of eye-illnesses. The well, being on private ground, is only accessible 2 days a year, during the pilgrimages. In an earlier time, there was a procession to that healing-well, with a group of geese walking first in the procession. In our days, this tradition is being revitalised. (Gancel).


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