Afan
6th-century Welsh saint
Feast: 17 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Afan of Builth (Welsh: Sant Afan Buellt; Latin: Avanus) was an early 6th-century Welsh bishop, martyr, and saint. His feast day is generally placed on 17 November, although the Demetian Calendar formerly used in southern Wales placed it on the 16th; it is no longer observed by either the Anglican or Catholic church in Wales.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
- santiebeati.it - Sant'Afan del Galles, vescovo — Welsh bishop of the 6th century; santiebeati keeps him on 16 November, our record gives 17 November.
- Wikidata Q4072521 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Afan (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.