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Isfael
Welsh 6th c. saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 16 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
600
Died
501
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Isfael or Ismael (Old Welsh: Ysmail), often anglicised as Ishmael, was a 6th-century medieval Welsh bishop of Rhos and saint. He was allegedly also a Breton prince of Armorica.
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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
- Dubricius Saint Teacher
- Saint David Saint Teacher
- Teilo Saint Teacher
Sources
- Richard Stanton, A Menology of England and Wales (London 1887), 16 June — 'In South Wales, the festival of St. Ismael, Bishop and Confessor... disciple of St Theliau'; Stanton cites Challoner (27 March). Isfael/Ismael, bishop of Rhos, feast 16 June — matches.
- Wikidata Q13129278 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Isfael (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.