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Cynfarwy

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The traditional date for the feast of St Cynfarwy varies between antiquarian sources, although all place it in November. Some manuscripts say that it falls on the 10th, some on the 11th, whilst according to Angharad Llwyd and others the festival is marked on the 7th.
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Cynfarwy is venerated as a saint, although he was never canonized by a pope: as the historian Jane Cartwright notes, "In Wales sanctity was locally conferred and none of the medieval Welsh saints appears to have been canonized by the Roman Catholic Church".
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Enwogion Cymru: A biographical dictionary of eminent Welshmen, from the earliest times to the present, and including every name connected with the ancient history of Wales
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The lives of the British Saints: the Saints of Wales and Cornwall and such Irish Saints as have dedications in Britain
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Until the 19th century, there was a stone more than 9 feet (3 m) high in the field next to church, known
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of the saint's name). The settlement around the church, which is about 10 miles (16 km) from the port of
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was a Christian in the 7th century about whom little is known. He was venerated by the early church in
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is dedicated to him, and his name is also preserved in the name of the settlement around the church,
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Little is known for certain about Cynfarwy; his dates of birth and death are not given in the
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Other Anglesey saints commemorated in local churches include:
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is in November, although the date varies between sources.
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as a saint, although he was never formally canonised.
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Index

Wales
St Cynfarwy's Church
Anglesey
Llechgynfarwy
feast day

St Cynfarwy's Church, Llechgynfarwy
Bonedd y Saint
St Cynfarwy's Church, Llechgynfarwy
Anglesey
Angharad Llwyd
Grade II listed building
modified form
Holyhead
Llechgynfarwy
St Caffo
St Caffo's Church, Llangaffo
St Cwyllog
St Cwyllog's Church, Llangwyllog
St Eleth
St Eleth's Church, Amlwch
St Iestyn
St Iestyn's Church, Llaniestyn
St Peulan
St Peulan's Church, Llanbeulan
St Tyfrydog
St Tyfrydog's Church, Llandyfrydog
Parry, John Humffreys
"Genealogy of the Saints"

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