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Gwen Teirbron

6th c. Welsh Saint

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Feast: 18 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

400

Died

500

Beatified

—

not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

By tradition

recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Gwen Teirbron (French: Blanche; Latin: Alba Trimammis or Candida; possibly English: Wite) was a Breton holy woman and wife of Fragan who supposedly lived in the 5th or 6th century. Her epithet is Welsh for '(of the) three breasts'.

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

Cadfan Saint Child
Clervie Saint Child
Fragan Saint Spouse
Jacut Saint Child
“His father was Fragan, a prince of Dumnonia, and his mother was Gwen Teirbron.” — Wikipedia
Wethenoc Saint Child
Winwaloe Saint Child

Sources

Santi e Beati - Santa Gwenn Teirbronn — santiebeati 'Santa Gwenn Teirbronn, Martire, V-VI sec., festa 5 luglio'. Butler's Lives also records King Athelstan giving relics 'of a certain St Gwen (i.e. White) Teirbron to Whitchurch'.
Wikidata Q2670604 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Gwen Teirbron (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.