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Mechell
Welsh saint
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Born
600
Died
501
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Mechell was the 6th century founder and first abbot of the clas (a type of early Welsh/Celtic monastery) of Llanfechell, on Anglesey in north-west Wales. St Mechell's day is celebrated on 15 November. It is claimed that he is buried in Llanfechell.
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.
Sources
- Stanton, A Menology of England and Wales (Catholic, imprimatur), list of Welsh patron saints — 'Mechell, Patron of Llanfechell, Anglesey' (with a reference to Challoner's supplement) — founder and first abbot of the clas of Llanfechell, whose parish church keeps his dedication and whose day is 15 November.
- Wikidata Q6804706 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mechell (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.