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Celynnin
Welsh saint
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Born
500
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Celynnin was a Welsh saint who lived in the 5th or 6th century, according to tradition. Little is known about him.
Summary translated from the Welsh Wikipedia article Celynnin (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.
Sources
- A Menology of England and Wales (R. Stanton, Catholic, 1892), Welsh appendix — 'Celynin, son of Helig (7th cent.). Patron of Llangelynin, Merioneth (R. 341, 302; Chal. Suppl., 22 Nov.)' — a Welsh church dedication and a feast (22 Nov.) in Challoner's supplement to Britannia Sancta. No URL: local co
- Wikidata Q18535501 — 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.