St. Corentin of Quimper

Corentin is honoured as the first bishop of Quimper in Brittany. Butler records the tradition that he first lived in solitude near Plomodiern before being called to govern the church at Quimper. His account places that ministry within the settlement and Christian life of the Breton communities.

The older legends associate his consecration with St. Martin of Tours. Butler notices the chronological difficulty and suggests that a successor of Martin may instead have been intended. This reading therefore does not present the legendary consecration or an exact early date as settled history.

The notice records the continuing observance of his feast and the later movement of his relics to Tours for safety. It also distinguishes him from another Corentin, called Cury, honoured in Cornwall and Devon. The lasting remembrance of the bishop at Quimper remains distinct from those disputed details and similar names.