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Callwen
6th-century female Welsh saint
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Feast: 1 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
530
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Callwen was an early Welsh Christian saint from the Brychan family. There is some doubt about whether she existed. A church was dedicated to her in Defynnog, Brecknockshire.
Summary from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
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.
Connected on this site
- Gwenfyl Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Richard Stanton, A Menology of England and Wales (1887, imprimatur Card. Manning) — list of Welsh saints — 'Callwen (5th cent.), said to be of family of Brychan, Patroness of Capel Callwen, Brecon.' A local Welsh veneration recorded in a Catholic menology; she has no entry in the Roman Martyrology.
- Wikidata Q23927294 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Callwen (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.