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Dogfan
Welsh saint and martyr
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Born
500
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Dogfan, also known as Doewan, was a saint and martyr who lived in 5th century Wales. He is venerated in the Anglican Church, Eastern Orthodox Church, True Orthodox Church, and Roman Catholic Church, on 13 July.
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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.
Sources
- Book of Saints (Monks of Ramsgate) via CatholicSaints.Info - Saint Dogfan — 'Also known as Doewan. Memorial 13 July. Son of the chieftain Saint Brychan of Brycheiniog. Martyr. Died 5th century in Dyfed, Wales.' Cited to the Book of Saints, Monks of Ramsgate.
- Wikidata Q17479557 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Dogfan (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.