Noyale was a 5th-century Celtic saint and martyr, likely born in England. She is believed to have been part of the Welsh settlements that migrated to Brittany. According to local tradition, she fled to the region near Vannes to escape unwanted marriage proposals from both her father and a local nobleman. Her story follows the pattern of cephalophore saints, as legends claim she was decapitated by a local lord and subsequently carried her own head to her final destination.