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2 unusual facts about Samson of Dol


Saint Sampson, Guernsey

The parish church of St. Sampson claims to be the oldest of Guernsey's parish churches, standing on the coast where Samson of Dol arrived from Brittany in the sixth century, intending to convert Islanders to Christianity.

Samson of Dol

His father's brother married his mother's sister so that their son Saint Magloire was Samson's cousin twice over.


Dol Cathedral

Dol Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Samson de Dol) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Dol-de-Bretagne, Brittany, dedicated to Saint Samson.


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