Cadfan
Breton and Welsh saint
Feast: 1 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Cadfan (Latin: Catamanus), was the 6th century founder-abbot of Tywyn (whose church is dedicated to him) and Bardsey, both in Gwynedd, Wales. He was said to have received the island of Bardsey from Einion Frenin, king of Llŷn, around 516 and to have served as its abbot until 542.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Gwen Teirbron Saint Parent, Mother
- Trillo Saint Pupil
- Butler's Lives of the Saints - St Cadfan, abbot, 1 November — Butler keeps "St Cadfan, abbot" on 1 November, the feast in our record.
- Wikidata Q581537 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Cadfan (CC BY-SA)
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