For Saint Aaron of Caerleon, see Julius and Aaron.

Saint Aaron of Aleth Saint Aaron of Aleth

Saint Aaron (detail) from Procession des saints de Bretagne by

Alphonse Le Hnaff

Hermit and Abbot

Born

unknown
the British Isles, exact location unknown,
perhaps Wales[1]

Died

after 552[2]
Saint-Malo, Brittany, France

Venerated in

Roman Catholic Church,

Eastern Orthodox Church

Feast

22 June[3]

Saint Aaron of Aleth (died after 552),

also called Saint Aihran in Breton, was a
sixth-century hermit, monk and abbotat
a
monastery on Czembre, a small island
near Aleth, opposite Saint-Malo in Brittany,
France. Some sources say that he was born of
British stock in Armorican Domnonia.
Aaron was a Welshman who lived in
solitude near Lamballe and Pleumeur-Gautier,
before finally settling in Aleth. He attracted
numerous visitors while there, including Saint
Malo, it is said, in 544, and became their
abbot. He died soon afterwards. Saint Malo
then succeeded to the spiritual rule of the
district subsequently known as Saint-Malo,
and was consecrated first Bishop of Aleth.
Aaron's feast day is 22 June. He is mentioned
in Les Vies des Saints de Bretagne.[4]
Aaron is believed to have died in the town
of Saint-Aaron in Lamballe, France.