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Saint Tysul was a 5th-century pre-canonical saint and patron saint of the churches of Llandysul in Ceredigion (Cardiganshire) and Llandyssil in Maldwyn (Montgomeryshire), Powys. Tysul’s full name was Tysul ap Corun ap Cunedda – or son of Corun, son of Cunedda. His
Tysul built a church in Llandyssil, Powys. It was located on a hillside to the south east of the village. and today its remains are still within a roughly circular graveyard, which is still in use.
The south porch is the only surviving part of St. Tysul's church, which was replaced in 1866 by a new church on the north west side of the village. His church was renowned for its timber belfry, and there was strong contemporary feeling against its demolition and replacement.Bartrum P C ''A Welsh Classical Dictionary: People in History and Legend up to about A.D. 1000'', National Library of Wales, 1993, 630.
File:View over Llandyssil from the old churchyard..JPG, View over Llandyssil in Montgomeryshire from the old churchyard
File:Lych Gate, St Tysul's Old curchyard, Llandyssil.JPG, Lych Gate, St Tysul's Old churchyard, Llandyssil
File:The re-built porch of the Old Church, Llandyssil.JPG, The re-built porch of the Old Church, Llandyssil
File:St Tysul Church, Llandysul - geograph.org.uk - 20639.jpg, 13th-century St Tysul Church, Llandysul, Ceredigion
File:St Tyssil Parish Church - geograph.org.uk - 687550.jpg, New Church of St Tysul, Llndyssil
feast day
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is 31 January.
Life
His full name was ''Tysul ap Corun ap Cunedda'' – or in English Tysul son of Corun, son of Cunedda and he was born around 462 AD. He died in 554 and today he is remembered in the church of Llandyssil, and the 13th-century church of Llandysul in Ceredigion.Tysul's Church
Tysul built a church in Llandyssil, Powys. It was located on a hillside to the south east of the village. and today its remains are still within a roughly circular graveyard, which is still in use.
The south porch is the only surviving part of St. Tysul's church, which was replaced in 1866 by a new church on the north west side of the village. His church was renowned for its timber belfry, and there was strong contemporary feeling against its demolition and replacement.Bartrum P C ''A Welsh Classical Dictionary: People in History and Legend up to about A.D. 1000'', National Library of Wales, 1993, 630.
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