Corentin
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Corentin is a name of Breton
origin. It is the name of a saint
, Corentin of Quimper
. It can also refer to:
Places
People
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Breton language
Breton is a Celtic language spoken in Brittany , France. Breton is a Brythonic language, descended from the Celtic British language brought from Great Britain to Armorica by migrating Britons during the Early Middle Ages. Like the other Brythonic languages, Welsh and Cornish, it is classified as...
origin. It is the name of a saint
Saint
A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...
, Corentin of Quimper
Corentin of Quimper
Saint Corentin is a Breton saint. He is venerated as a saint and as the first bishop of Quimper. His feast day is December 12. He was a hermit at Plomodiern and regarded as one of the seven founder saints of Brittany...
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Places
- St. Corentin's Cathedral, Quimper
- Corentin Celton (Paris Métro)Corentin Celton (Paris Metro)Corentin Celton is a station on line 12 of the Paris Métro in the commune of Issy-les-Moulineaux.-History:The station opened on 24 March 1934 as part of extension of the line from Porte de Versailles to Mairie d'Issy....
- Corentin Cariou (Paris Métro)Corentin Cariou (Paris Metro)Corentin Cariou is a station of the Paris Métro. The station was called Pont de Flandre until 1946, after a bridge which spans the Canal de Saint-Denis carrying the Rue de Flandre, the main street of the commune of La Villette, to the Porte de La Villette.It is named after Corentin Cariou , who...
People
- Corentin CorreCorentin CorreCorentin Corre was a Breton cyclist. He was born at Trémel and participated in the first Paris–Brest–Paris race in 1891 ....
, Breton cyclist - Corentin Louis KervranCorentin Louis KervranCorentin Louis Kervran was a French scientist best known for his defense of the unconventional belief in biological transmutation. In WWII he was part of the French Resistance...
, Breton scientist - Paul Féval, pèrePaul Féval, pèrePaul Henri Corentin Féval, père was a French novelist and dramatist.He was the author of popular swashbuckler novels such as Le Loup Blanc and the perennial best-seller Le Bossu...
(Paul Henri Corentin Féval)
Other
- Corentin (comics)Corentin (comics)Corentin is a series of comics created by Belgian artist Paul Cuvelier . Influenced by Robinson Crusoe, Cuvelier created the character of Corentin Feldoë in 1943. The character first appeared in a series of watercolors that Cuvelier made for his own family. Hergé, convinced of the merit of these...
, a series of comics by Paul CuvelierPaul CuvelierPaul Cuvelier was a Belgian comics artist best known for the comic series Corentin, published by Le Lombard, which first appeared in the first issue of Tintin.-Biography:...
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