Saint Eigron

Saint Eigron was a pre-congregational saint of medieval South Wales.

He was the brother of Saint Gwenafwy whom he travelled to Cornwall with, a brother to Gildas and a son of Caw of Strathclyde.[1] He was the Patron Saint of Llanigon, Wales[2] and founded a Church in Cernyw.[3]

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. ↑ The Place names of Wales page 71 Archived 27 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine..
  3. ↑ S Baring-Gould and John Fisher, The Lives of British Saints (Hon Society of Cymmrodorium 1908) page 418.



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