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Peirio
Welsh saint
SaintPre-congregation
Born
401
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Peirio was a 6th-century pre-congregational saint of Wales and a child of King Caw of Strathclyde.
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 — 'Peirio (6th cent.), of the family of Caw, Patron of Rhoopeirio, Anglesea' with a reference to Challoner at 2 January — a parish dedication on Anglesey, i.e. a real pre-Reformation veneration.
- Wikidata Q17984787 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Peirio (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.