Saint Cynog

Cynog son of Brychan ( cy, Cynog ap Brychan; born c. 434), better known as Saint Cynog ( owl, Kennauc), was an early

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saint and martyr. His shrine is at Merthyr Cynog in Wales and his feast day is observed on 7 or 9Tristam, Simon K.
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'. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd, 2007. Accessed 9 Feb 2013. October. Cynog was reputedly a son of Brychan, a powerful

prince of the British Dark Ages. Cynog's mother was reputedly Benadulved, daughter of Benadyl, a prince of Powys, whom Brychan seduced while a hostage at the court of her father.Vision of Britain: Gerald of Wales, The Itinerary of Archbishop Baldwin through Wales, Chapter 2
/ref> He is said to have been murdered on the mountain called ''the Van'' (

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). His relics are housed at Merthyr Cynog. In 1188, Gerald of Wales wrote that there still existed a certain relic purported to be a royal torc that had once been worn by Cynog, presumably as an item of

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