Saint Gwynllyw

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Saint Gwynllyw is a semi-legendary 5th–6th century Welsh king and later hermit-saint, venerated as the patron saint of Newport and remembered as the father of Saint Cadoc.

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Saint Gwynllyw canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian hermit
Welsh king
hermit
medieval Welsh saint
saint
associatedWith Newport Cathedral
St Woolos Cathedral
child Saint Cadoc
convertedTo eremitic life
countryOfCitizenship Wales
culture Welsh
describedAs semi-legendary
fatherOf Saint Cadoc
feastDay March 29
floruit 5th century
6th century
hasFather Glywys
hasPart legendary elements
languageOfName Welsh
motherInLaw Saint Non
Saint Nonita
linked to: Saint Non
nameInEnglish Saint Woolos
nameVariant Gundleus
Gwynllyw
Gwynllyw Farfog
Gwynllyw Filwr
notableWork foundation of a religious cell at Newport
occupation hermit
king
partOf sub-Roman Britain
patronSaintOf Newport
Newport, Wales
placeOfBirth Gwynllwg
linked to: Gwynllyw

South Wales
placeOfDeath Gwynllwg
linked to: Gwynllyw
positionHeld king of Gwynllwg
religion Christianity
rememberedFor being father of Saint Cadoc
founding a church at Newport
piety
sexOrGender male
sibling Cadoc’s unnamed aunts and uncles in Welsh tradition
Saint Petroc
spouse Gwladys ferch Brychan
tradition Celtic Christianity
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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Newport Cathedral dedicatedTo Saint Gwynllyw
St Woolos Cathedral namedAfter Saint Gwynllyw