Saint-Servan

Saint-Servan (often abbreviated as St. Servan; Breton: Sant-Servan) is a town of western France, in Brittany, situated 2 miles from the ferry port of St Malo. It is renowned for its shops and restaurants.

Saint-Servan

In June 1758, during the Seven Years' War, British troops captured Saint-Servan as part of the Raid on St Malo. The British burnt 30 privateers and a hundred other ships before they withdrew.

Its population in 1906 was 1,965. The commune of Saint-Servan was merged, together with Paramé, into the commune of Saint-Malo in 1967. Originally, the area was known as Aleth, whose first bishop was the 5th century Saint Malo.

Today, Catholic pilgrims can visit the House of the Cross at Saint-Servan where Saint Jeanne Jugan performed her charitable works for the Little Sisters of the Poor.[1]

Miscellaneous

• Louis Duchesne (1843-1922), historian and writer.

Notes

1. Michel Lafon, 2009 15 Days of Prayer with Saint Jeanne Jugan New City Press ISBN 1-56548-329-4 page 20

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "St Servan". Encyclopædia Britannica. 24 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 45.