Saint Bran
Bran of Róntren | |
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| Born | c. 1360 Róntren, Irovasdra |
| Died | c. 1410 Báileforan, Irovasdra |
| Venerated in | Insular Apostolic Church Coscivian Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Monastery of St. Bran |
| Attributes | Shovel, potato |
| Patronage | Potato farmers |
Saint Bran of Róntren (Kiravic: Nív Bran Róntresk) was a 14th-century Coscivian farmer and churchman who lived in what is now the Kiravian state of Irovasdra. The first saint to be born in Great Kirav of Coscivian descent, Bran was renowned for his piety, humility, and industry. He is one of the most widely venerated saints in his native country, and is the patron of potato farmers.
Hagiography
Most hagiographers place Bran's birth in the late 1350s or 1360s on a farm in the newly-established Coscivian village of Róntren. Bran's father was a farmer and soldier from the island of Ûstrin in the Coscivian Empire's Caltēdan province who had sailed to Kiravia as part of the campaign against the Cromwelutes. His mother was a Gaelic woman born in the vicinity of Oisgill Líath.