Dol-de-Bretagne
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Dol-de-Bretagne, cited in most historical records under its Breton name of Dol, is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine département in Brittany in northwestern France.
La Grande Rue
The Menhir de Champ-Dolent has an estimated weight of 125 to 150 tons
Town hall
Rue Ceinte
Samson of Dol
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Samson of Dol was a Welsh saint, who is also counted among the seven founder saints of Brittany with Pol Aurelian, Tugdual or Tudwal, Brieuc, Malo, Patern and Corentin. Born in southern Wales, he died
Dol-de-Bretagne
…fertile place in the flood plain of a waterway;" cf. Welsh dôl ("meadow"). In 549, the Welsh Saint Teilo was documented as coming to Dol where he joined Samson of Dol, and the fruit groves which they planted remain and are known as the groves of Teilo and Samson. Legend has it that while there he was assigned by King…
Icon of Saint Samson of Dol
Abbott Samson's Pillar Cross at St Illtud's Church, Llantwit
The first page of the Life of St Sampson of Dol from BnF Latin 11658 (f.60r; c.13th century)