Mar 282010
![[Saint Gladys and Saint Gundleus]](http://saints.sqpn.com/saintg68.jpg "8kb jpg holy card of Saint Gladys and Saint Gundleus, artist unknown; thanks Father Eugene")
Also known as
- Gwladys
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Daughter of Brychan of Brecknock. When Saint Gwynllyw asked for her hand in marriage, Brychan refused. Gwynllyw kidnapped the girl, and the two started a violent life on the run. Mother of Saint Cadoc of Llancarvan who eventually convinced Gwynllyw and Gladys to give up their violent ways, and follow a religious calling. Nun at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales. Late in life she became a hermitess in rural Wales.
Born
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
MLA Citation
- “Saint Gladys”. Saints.SQPN.com. 28 March 2010. Web. 19 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-gladys/>