Ninnoc

Saint Ninnoc or Ninnog of Breton (c. 4 June 467), also known as Nenooc, Nennoca, Nennocha, Ninnoc, Ninnocha, and Gwengustle, was an early medieval abbess born in Wales who died in Brittany. The text of Vita Sanctae Ninnocae (The Life of Saint Ninnoc), preserved in the Cartulary of Quimperlé, provides knowledge of her life and work.

== Biography == According to the Vita Sanctae Ninnocae, which was written and is preserved in the ''Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Sainte-Croix de Quimperlé'' (fr), St Ninnoc was born in Wales and her father was King Brychan and her mother Meneduc. They had 14 sons, all of whom left their parents' home after they were inspired to become missionaries. Brychan and Meneduc prayed, promising a tenth of all their possessions to the church if they were granted a child who could inherit. This child was Ninnoc, who was sent to live with her godparents soon after her birth.