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Eennes was a see distinct from those which were of British 

 origin, and belonged to the Franco-Gallic Church. Melanius 

 became councillor to Clovis, and was an active man in his diocese 

 in bringing the people to conformity to Christianity, for he found 

 them to be pagans at heart. He did something among the 

 Veneti to advance the gospel, for he discovered that they were 

 not even nominally Christian. 



He died in 530. 



His day in the Eoman, Galilean and Breton Calendars is 

 November 6. He has, however, a commemoration also on 

 January 6. His life by a contemporary is in the Acta 

 Sanctorum for January 6. He is also spoken of by Gregory of 

 Tours. 



S. Melanius should be represented in Episcopal habits, with 

 a boat, as he died during a visitation of his diocese, and his 

 body was placed in a boat on the Vilaine, and drawn up stream 

 to the city of Rennes. 



S. Melor, Martyr. 



Melor was the son of Melian or Meliau, King of Cornu-Gallia 

 or Armorican Cornwall, and of Aurelia, his wife. 



According to the pedigree of the Princes of Cornouailes, 

 Ian-E.eith, a noble Briton, migrated to Armorica, and established 

 himself in Cornu-Gallia. He was succeeded by his son Daniel, 

 and Daniel by his son Budic. Budic would seem to have had 

 three sons, though the life of S. Melor mentions only two ; and 

 these were Budic, who fled to South Wales, as the principality 

 was usurped by one Grallo Flain, who appears in the Cartularies 

 of Landevenec and of Quimper to have succeeded him; and 

 Meliau, the second son, had to content himself with Leon. The 

 third son, Eivold, was left out in the cold. That Meliau had 

 Leon would appear from his name being there attached to 

 Guimiliau and Lampaul-Guimiliau near the EUorn. But he 

 must also have exercised authority about the Yaudet, the river 

 of Lannion, for his name lingers on there also. Meliau's father, 

 Budic, died about 530 ; and Meliau reigned seven years in Leon, 

 where the seasons were good and his subjects contented. Not 



