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Saint Elvan

Also known as

Eluan
Elvanus

1 January

Profile

Sent with Saint Mydwyn by King Saint Lucius to Pope Saint Eleuterus to petition for missionaries to Britain, then returned to work as a missionary himself. Bishop.

Born

2nd century Britanny (part of modern France)

buried at Glastonbury, England

Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
Lives of the Saints, by Sabine Baring-Gould
Saints of the Day, by Katherine Rabenstein

books
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
- The English Martyrologe, by Father John Wilson

other sites in english
- Catholic Online

webseiten auf deutsch
- Ökumenisches Heiligenlexikon

sites en français
- La fête des prénoms

websites in nederlandse
- Heiligen 3s

nettsteder i norsk
- Den katolske kirke

MLA Citation

“Saint Elvan“. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 July 2023. Web. 26 May 2024. <>