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Ceinwen
5th-century female Welsh saint
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Feast: 7 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
450
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Keyne (; also referred to as Keane, Kayane Keyna, Cenau, Cenedion, Ceinwen) was a 5th-century holy woman and hermitess who was said to have travelled widely through what is now South Wales and Cornwall.
Summary from Wikipedia, Keyne (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
- Almedha Saint Brother or sister
- Brychan Brycheiniog Saint Father, Parent
- Dwynwen Saint Brother or sister
- Gwen of Talgarth Saint Brother or sister
- Gwladys Saint Brother or sister
- Keneython Saint Brother or sister
- Keyne Saint Brother or sister
- Nefyn ach Brychan Saint Brother or sister
- Rhiangar Saint Brother or sister
- Tydfil Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Butler's Lives of the Saints — St Keyne, Virgin, 8 October — Butler, 8 October: 'ST KEYNE, Virgin (Sixth Century?) The memory of St Keyne (Keyna or Cain) has been preserved in England...'; Stanton's Menology of England and Wales, 8 October: 'At Keynsham, in Somerset, and at variou
- Wikidata Q22955657 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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.