Saint Edeyrn ( century) was a pre-congregational saint of

Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...

, related to

Vortigern Vortigern (; owl, Guorthigirn, ; cy, Gwrtheyrn; ang, Wyrtgeorn; Old Breton: ''Gurdiern'', ''Gurthiern''; gle, Foirtchern; la, Vortigernus, , , etc.), also spelled Vortiger, Vortigan, Voertigern and Vortigen, was a 5th-century warlord in ...

and the royal house of

Powys Powys (; ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county and Preserved counties of Wales, preserved county in Wales. It is named after the Kingdom of Powys which was a Welsh succession of states, successor state, petty kingdom and princi ...

and the brother of

Saint Aerdeyrn Saint Aerdeyrn ( century) was a semi-Welsh mythology, legendary pre-congregational saint of Wales. He was a descendant of Vortigern, making him related to the royal house of Kingdom of Powys, Powys. He was the brother of Saint Edeyrn and Elldey ...

and Elldeyrn. Edeyrn is the

patron saint A patron saint, patroness saint, patron hallow or heavenly protector is a saint who in Catholic Church, Catholicism, Anglicanism, or Eastern Orthodoxy is regarded as the heavenly advocacy, advocate of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, ...

Lannédern Lannédern (; ) is a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in north-western France. Population See also *Communes of the Finistère department The following is a list of the 277 communes of the Finistère department of France. ...

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and

Llanedeyrn Llanedeyrn ( cy, Llanedern) is a former village, now a district and community, in the east of the city of Cardiff, Wales, located around 3.5 miles from the city centre. The parish of Llanedeyrn rests on the banks of the river Rhymney and is visi ...

in Wales, where he founded a

monastery A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone ( hermits). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer whic ...

of over 300 people.

Legend

Legend holds he was a companion of King Arthur, before moving to

where he became a

Hermit A hermit, also known as an eremite ( adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions. Description In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a C ...

. Being from the family of

Vortigen Vortigern (; owl, Guorthigirn, ; cy, Gwrtheyrn; ang, Wyrtgeorn; Old Breton: ''Gurdiern'', ''Gurthiern''; gle, Foirtchern; la, Vortigernus, , , etc.), also spelled Vortiger, Vortigan, Voertigern and Vortigen, was a 5th-century warlord in ...

, however, would make a relationship with King Arthur unlikely.

Legacy

He is remembered in churches across Wales and Brittany including

Monmouth Monmouth ( , ; cy, Trefynwy meaning "town on the Monnow") is a town and community in Wales. It is situated where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. Monmouth is northeast of Cardiff, and west of London. ...

and

near

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in Wales and

in Brittany France. He is often depicted riding a deer and his feast day is 6 January.There may also have been another Edern, a semi legendary 9th century French

hermit A hermit, also known as an eremite ( adjectival form: hermitic or eremitic) or solitary, is a person who lives in seclusion. Eremitism plays a role in a variety of religions. Description In Christianity, the term was originally applied to a C ...

monk A monk (, from el, μοναχός, ''monachos'', "single, solitary" via Latin ) is a person who practices religious asceticism by monastic living, either alone or with any number of other monks. A monk may be a person who decides to dedica ...

whose feast day is celebrated on August 26.

Gallery

File:Lannédern 24 La chapelle de Coat ar Roc'h.JPG, The chapelle de Coat ar Roc'h, Lannedern File:Loqueffret 15 Eglise Sainte-Geneviève Bannière de procession de saint Herbot.JPG, The banner of Saint Edeyrn at Loqueffret France File:Lannédern 18 Calvaire saint Edern sur son cerf.JPG, Saint Edern on his stag

Brittany (France) File:Loqueffret 25 Calvaire route de Lannédern Saint Herbot sur son cerf.JPG, Statue of Edeurn at Loqueffret

References

6th-century births Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown {{UK-saint-stub