Ceitho
6th-century Welsh saint
Who they were
Ceitho was an abbot and a saint living in West Wales in the 6th century. According to legend he was one of the five sons born to Cynyr Farfdrwch of Cynwyl Gaeo, and a descendant of the ancient Welsh king Cunedda Wledig. Along with his brothers Gwynno, Gwynoro, Celynin, and Gwyn, he became a saint. The five brothers are said to have founded the village of Llanpumsaint in Carmarthenshire.
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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.
- A Menology of England and Wales (Stanbrook) - Appendix of Welsh church patrons — Listed as 'Ceitho, of the race of Cunedda, joint-patron with his brothers of Llanpumsaint and of Pumsaint in Carmarthen; patron of Llangeitho in Cardigan'.
- Wikidata Q3401976 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ceitho (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.