Saint Flewyn is the patron saint and founder of
St Fflewin's Church, Llanfflewin
St Fflewin's Church, Llanfflewin (sometimes referred to as St Fflewyn's Church, Llanfflewyn) is a small rural church, situated by a farm in Anglesey, Wales. The first church on the site is said to have been built by St Fflewin in 630, but the pre ...
, in
Anglesey
Anglesey ( ; ) is an island off the north-west coast of Wales. It forms the bulk of the Principal areas of Wales, county known as the Isle of Anglesey, which also includes Holy Island, Anglesey, Holy Island () and some islets and Skerry, sker ...
,
Wales
Wales ( ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by the Irish Sea to the north and west, England to the England–Wales border, east, the Bristol Channel to the south, and the Celtic ...
.
According to ''Enwogion Cymru'', Flewyn was a saint who lived in the early part of the sixth century. He was one of the sons of
Ithel Hael
Ithel Hael ("Ithel the Generous") or Ithel Hael o Lydaw was a prince of Armorica
In ancient times, Armorica or Aremorica (Gaulish: ; ; ) was a region of Gaul between the Seine and the Loire that includes the Brittany Peninsula, and much of h ...
, and with his brother
Gredifael was appointed to preside over the monastery of
Pawl Hen, or Paulinus, at Tygwyn ar Dav, in Carmarthenshire.
References
Companions of Cadfan
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