Tydfil
Saint Tydfil (Welsh: Tudful; martyred c. 480) is the legendary dedicatee of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales.[1]
Saint Tydfil | |
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 Stained glass window of St Tydfil in Llandaff Cathedral | |
| Died | c. 480 Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | 23 August |
| Patronage | Merthyr Tydfil |
According to legend, Tydfil was the twenty-third daughter of Brychan, king of Brycheiniog, by his fourth wife.[2][3] She was murdered with her brother Rhu in Merthyr Tydfil, by either Welsh or Saxon pagans, and buried in the town.[1] Her holy well Ffrynnon Dudfel, seems to have disappeared.
Llysworney Church in the Vale of Glamorgan is dedicated to this female saint, as was a chape of Llantwit Major until it was given to the Abbey of Tewkesbury.[3]
References
- Farmer, David (2011). The Oxford Dictionary of Saints (5th., rev ed.). Oxford University Press. p. 428. ISBN 9780199596607.
- Mills, A. D.; Room, Adrian (2002). The Oxford Names Companion. Oxford University Press. p. 1126. ISBN 0198605617.
- Breverton, Terry. 100 Greatest Welsh Women.
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