Saint Clydog

Also known as: Clodock
Clitaucus
Memorial: 3 November
Profile: Sixth century king, part of the Brychan family who ruled Ewyas (modern Hereford and Monmoth), England. A nobleman's daughter fell in love with Clydog; a friend who wanted the girl himself, murdered the king near the River Monnow in the Black Mountains. His body was placed on an ox-cart and driven for home. En route, the ox stopped, the yoke broke, and the ox refused to be driven further. So Clydog could have a proper burial, a church was built on the spot, now known as Clodock, and he was interred in the hallowed ground around it. Miracles reported at his tomb.

Some older catalogs list him as a martyr during to a translation error. The word Merthir was associated with him. It means shrine, and refers to the church, but it was misinterpreted as martyr.
Representation: king bearing a sword and lily
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