Saint Bilo () was a

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saint and one of the 24 daughters of

Brychan Brycheiniog Brychan ap Anlach of Brycheiniog was a legendary 5th-century king of Brycheiniog (Brecknockshire, alternatively Breconshire) in Mid Wales. Name variations Brychan had Irish ancestry and came from Ireland to Wales, therefore his original name ...

. She founded a church in Llanfilo, which is now a village in the

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of Felin-fach in

Powys Powys ( , ) is a Principal areas of Wales, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It borders Gwynedd, Denbighshire, and Wrexham County Borough, Wrexham to the north; the English Ceremonial counties of England, ceremo ...

.Breverton, T.D. 2000, ''The Book of Welsh Saints'', Gwasg Glyndwr The head of a neighbouring tribe allegedly tried to abduct and rape her in an attempt to force her to marry him. Parts of her history are thought to have added to Milburgha's stories of

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Bilo, Saint 5th-century women People from Brecknockshire Female saints of medieval Wales Children of Brychan