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Saint Grwst
Welsh saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 1 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
600
Died
700
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Grwst the Confessor (also known as Gwrwst, Gwrst, Gorwst or Gorst ap Gwaith Hengaer) was a 6th and 7th century saint operating in the Welsh Kingdom of Gwynedd.
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
- Menology of England and Wales (Stanton) — Stanton lists "Grwst (7th cent.)" among the Welsh patrons; Llanrwst is named after him, feast 1 December.
- Wikidata Q4151044 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Grwst (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.