Gwenafwy

Saint Gwenafwy (fl. 6th c.) was a pre-congregational saint of medieval South Wales.[1] She was a daughter of Caw of Strathclyde,[2] and sister of Peillan, Eigron and Peithein among others.[3] She went to Cornwall with her brother Saint Eigron where she is remembered in churches at Gwennap.

Her feast day is 1 July.[4]

References

  1. ↑ Rev. Rice Rees, Welsh Saints or Primitive Christians usually considered to be Founders of Churches in Wales (Longman Rees Orme Brown and Green, 1836) page 230.
  2. ↑ Rice Rees, An essay on the Welsh saints or the primitive Christians ... founders of churches in Wales (Google eBook)(Longman,1836)page 230.
  3. ↑ D. D. Jones, The early Cymry and their church (Google eBook) (W. Spurrell & Son, 1910) page 88.
  4. ↑ The lives of the saints. With introd. and additional lives of English martyrs, Cornish, Scottish, and Welsh saints, and a full index to the entire work at 246.



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