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Rhystud
SaintDate 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
Rhystyd was a late 6th-century British saint reputed to be a grandson of Hywel the Great (Hywel fab Emyr Llydaw) and brother to Saint Cristiolus and Saint Silin. The village of Llanrhystud is named for the parish church which is dedicated to him.
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.
Connected on this site
- Hywel the Great Saint Father, Parent“Rhystyd was a late 6th-century British saint reputed to be a grandson of Hywel the Great (Hywel fab Emyr Llydaw) and brother to Saint Cristiolus and Saint Silin.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Stanton, A Menology of England and Wales, Appendix I — "Rhystud, or Restitutus (6th cent.), of Armorica... Patron of Llanrhystud, Cardigan."
- Wikidata Q20569683 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Rhystyd (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.