St. Winoc
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Winoc+ Founding abbot, also called Winnoc. Perhaps a Welshman, or from Britain, he was raised in Brittany, France, and became a monk at St. Peter's monastery at Sithiu (Saint-Omer) under St. Bertin. One tradition states that he was of royal British blood. He and three friends later founded a monastery near Dunkirk which became a missionary center for the region. They labored among the Morini people at Wormhont. Winoc also established a church and a hospital. Feast day: November 6.