Saint Ceneu ( owl, Keneu) was an early
bishop
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In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is ...
of
Menevia
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Menevia is a diocese of the Catholic Church in Wales. It is one of two suffragan dioceses in the ecclesiastical province of Cardiff and is subject to the Archdiocese of Cardiff.
History
On 12 May 1898, the Apo ...
(St Davids) in
Wales
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.
He is said to have been the son of
Corun ap Ceredig or
Coel Hen
Coel (Old Welsh: ''Coil''), also called ''Coel Hen'' (Coel the Old) and King Cole, is a figure prominent in Welsh literature and legend since the Middle Ages. Early Welsh tradition knew of a Coel Hen, a 4th-century leader in Roman or Sub-Roman ...
. He established a church or monastic community (''clas'') at the site of the current settlement of
Clydau which was long known as Llangeneu in his honour.
[James, Heather. "The Geography of the Cult of St Davids" in ''St David of Wales: Cult, Church and Nation'']
p. 59
Boydell Press, 2007. Accessed 26 Mar 2013.
References
Medieval Welsh saints
Bishops of St Davids
History of Pembrokeshire
Medieval Welsh clergy
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