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Dwynwen
5th-century Welsh saint
Saintsub-Roman BritainPre-congregation
Feast: 25 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
450
Died
460
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Dwynwen (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈdʊɨnwɛn]; fl. 5th century), sometimes known as Dwyn or Donwen, is the Welsh patron saint of lovers. She is celebrated throughout Wales on 25 January.
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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.
Connected on this site
- Almedha Saint Brother or sister
- Brychan Brycheiniog Saint Father, Parent
- Ceinwen Saint Brother or sister
- Cynog Saint Brother or sister
- Dingad of Llandingat Saint Brother or sister
- Gwladys Saint Brother or sister
- Keyne Saint Brother or sister
- Nectan of Hartland Saint Brother or sister
- Nefyn ach Brychan Saint Brother or sister
- Rhiangar Saint Brother or sister
- Saint Tybie Saint Brother or sister
- Tydfil Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- santiebeati.it - Santa Dwyn (Dwynwen) — Welsh princess of Llanddwyn, died about 460; feast 25 January. Stanton's Menology also has "Dwynwen (5th cent.)".
- Wikidata Q2287423 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Dwynwen (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.