Saint Gwynllyw
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- Also known as
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Woollos
Gundleus
- Memorial
- 29 March
- Profile
- Chieftain and layman.
Proposed marriage to Saint Gladys, the daughter of Brychan of Brecknock.
When Brychan refused, he kidnapped her, and the two started a violent life on the run.
Father of Saint Cadoc who eventually convinced Gwynllyw and Gladys to give up their violent ways, and follow a religious calling.
Monk at Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales.
Late in life he became a hermit in rural Wales.
An Anglican cathedral is dedicated to him in Newport, Gwent, Wales.
- Born
- 6th century Welsh
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
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