Saint Cadfan

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Saint Cadfan is a 6th–7th century Welsh saint traditionally regarded as a missionary and founder of early Christian communities in western Wales.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Saint Cadfan canonical 2
Saint Cadfan of Brittany 1
Saint Cadfan of Tywyn 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian missionary
Christian saint
Welsh saint
founder of monastery
activePeriod 6th century
7th century
associatedWith Bardsey Island
Llŷn Peninsula
linked to: Llŷn

Meirionnydd
Tywyn
western Wales
linked to: West Wales
centuryOfActivity 6th century
7th century
countryOfOrigin Wales
ethnicGroup Welsh
founded monastery at Tywyn
monastery on Bardsey Island
gender male
hasFeastDay 1 November
hasLegacy churches dedicated to Saint Cadfan in Wales
local cult in Tywyn and Bardsey Island
hasPlaceOfVeneration Bardsey Island
Llanbedrgoch
linked to: Llanbedrog

Llanengan
Llanfair-is-gaer
Llanfihangel-y-pennant
Llanfihangel-y-traethau
Llangadfan
Llangadwaladr
Llangaffo
Llanwnda
Llanwnda, Gwynedd
linked to: Llanwnda

Llanystumdwy
Tywyn
honorificPrefix Saint
knownFor founding early Christian communities in western Wales
missionary work in Wales
languageOfName Welsh
patronage Bardsey Island
Tywyn
regionOfActivity Gwynedd
western Wales
linked to: West Wales
religion Christianity
tradition Celtic Christianity
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Wales

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

St Cadfan's Church dedicatedTo Saint Cadfan
St Cadfan's Church associatedWith Saint Cadfan of Tywyn
linked to: Saint Cadfan
Cadfan Stone dedicatedTo Saint Cadfan
Cadfan Stone associatedWithPerson Saint Cadfan of Brittany
linked to: Saint Cadfan