Back Samzun (Dol) Breton Samsó de Dol Catalan Samson (sant) Welsh Samson von Dol German Sankta Samsono Esperanto Sansón de Dol Spanish Pyhä Samson Finnish Samson de Dol French Samson (naomh) Irish Sansone di Dol Italian
Samson of Dol | |
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| Born | c. 485 South Wales |
| Died | 565 Dol, Neustria, Kingdom of the Franks |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church[1] |
| Major shrine | Dol; Milton Abbas, Dorset |
| Feast | 28 July |
Samson of Dol (also Samsun; born c. late 5th century) was a Welsh saint, who is also counted among the seven founder saints of Brittany with Pol Aurelian, Tugdual or Tudwal, Brieuc, Malo, Patern (Paternus) and Corentin. Born in southern Wales, he died in Dol-de-Bretagne, a small town in north Brittany, and was the nephew of Athrwys ap Meurig.