Saint Gladys
![[Saint Gladys and Saint Gundleus]](saintg68.jpg "8kb jpg holy card of Saint Gladys and Saint Gundleus, artist unknown; thanks Father Eugene")
- Also known as
- Gwladys
- Memorial
- 29 March
- Profile
- 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 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
- 6th century Welsh
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
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