Saint Dyfnan was an obscure Welsh saint. He was sometimes accounted a son of Brychan, the invading Irish king of Brycheiniog.[1]
Saint Dyfnan | |
|---|---|
| Confessor | |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | 24 April |
| Patronage | Llanddyfnan |
Legacy
editLlanddyfnan ("St Dyfnan's") was dedicated to him on Anglesey and claimed his relics.[1] He is commemorated on 24 April.[2]
References
edit- ^ a b Baring-Gould, Sabine & al. The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain, Vol. II, p. 396. Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London), 1911.
- ^ "Celtic and Old English Saints - 24 April".
