Saint Ivo of Kermartin T.O.S.F. (17 October 1253 – 19 May 1303) also known Yvo or Ives as Erwann (in Breton) and as Yves Hélory (also Helori or Heloury in French) was a parish priest among the poor of Louannec the only one of his station to be canonized in the Middle Ages. He is the patron of Brittany lawyers and abandoned children. His feast day is 19 May. Poetically he is referred to as Advocate of the Poor.
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