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Gwen of Talgarth
Cornish-Welsh saint
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Feast: 18 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
500
Died
544
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Wenna (Welsh: Gwen) was a medieval princess and Christian martyr who flourished in Wales and Cornwall. Later venerated as a saint, she is honoured at multiple churches in Cornwall and Devon.
Summary from Wikipedia (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
- Brychan Brycheiniog Saint Father, Parent
- Ceinwen Saint Brother or sister
- Cynog Saint Brother or sister
- Dingad of Llandingat Saint Brother or sister
- Keyne Saint Brother or sister
- Nectan of Hartland Saint Brother or sister
- Nefyn ach Brychan Saint Brother or sister
- Ninnoc Saint Brother or sister
- Rhiangar Saint Brother or sister
- Saint Tybie Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Santi e Beati — Santa Gwen di Talgarth — Listed as "Santa Gwen di Talgarth", 463 (?) - 18 ottobre VI sec — Martire 18 ottobre
- Wikidata Q1258743 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Wenna (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.