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Gwyndaf Hen
Welsh saint
SaintFull write-upDate unknown
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Gwyndaf Hen (6th cent.), son of Emyr Llydaw, the Armorican Prince, father of St. Meugan, died Hermit at Bardsey, Patron of Llanwnda, Carnarvon, and Llunda, Pembroke.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
Stanton's Menology of England and Wales (1887) lists him among the Welsh saints to whom churches are dedicated.
Connected on this site
- Hywyn Saint“Hywyn (6th cent.), son of Gwyndaf Hen, Monk of Bardsey, Patron of Aberdaron, Carnarvon.” — this site's research
Sources
- A Menology of England and Wales (Richard Stanton, 1887), Appendix I A: Welsh Saints to whom Churches are dedicated
- Wikidata Q39138564 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.