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Hywyn
Welsh saint
SaintFull write-upWalesPre-congregation
Feast: 1 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
—
unknown
Died
516
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Hywyn (6th cent.), son of Gwyndaf Hen, Monk of Bardsey, Patron of Aberdaron, Carnarvon.
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
- Gwyndaf Hen 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 Q13129216 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.