Aelhaearn
Welsh saint, disciple of Beuno
Feast: 2 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Saint Aelhaiarn or Aelhaearn (Welsh for "Iron Brow"; fl. early 7th century) was a Welsh confessor and saint of the British Church. He was a disciple of Saint Beuno. His feast day was usually observed on 2 November, although it is sometimes recorded as the 1st and is no longer observed by either the Anglican or Catholic church in Wales.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Stanton, A Menology of England and Wales (Catholic, imprimatur) — Appendix I — 'Aelhaiarn (end of 6th cent.), Patron of Llann, county of Merioneth, and Guilsfield, Montgomery (C.B. 595; R. 275...; Chal. Suppl. (Elhaiarn), 1 Nov.)' — a feast in Challoner's supplement, close to the 2 November feast g
- Wikidata Q18593818 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Aelhaiarn (CC BY-SA)
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