Saint Tudclyd (alternatively Tudclud, Tydclyd, Tudglud, Tutclyt, Tudglyd or Tyddyd) was a 6th-century
saint
In Christianity, Christian belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of sanctification in Christianity, holiness, imitation of God, likeness, or closeness to God in Christianity, God. However, the use of the ...
of
North Wales
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, who is said to have been one of the seven sons of
King Seithenyn, whose legendary kingdom,
Cantre'r Gwaelod
, also known as or , is a legendary ancient sunken kingdom said to have occupied a tract of fertile land lying between Ramsey Island and Bardsey Island in what is now Cardigan Bay to the west of Wales. It has been described as a "Welsh Atla ...
in
Cardigan Bay
Cardigan Bay () is a large inlet of the Irish Sea, indenting the west coast of Wales between Bardsey Island, Gwynedd in the north, and Strumble Head, Pembrokeshire at its southern end. It is the largest bay in Wales.
Geography
Cardigan Bay ha ...
, was submerged by the sea. He would therefore be the brother of the saints Gwynhoedl, Merin (or Meirin),
Tudno and Senewyr. He is associated with the town of ''
Llandudno
Llandudno (, ) is a seaside resort, town and community (Wales), community in Conwy County Borough, Wales, located on the Creuddyn peninsula, which protrudes into the Irish Sea. In the 2021 United Kingdom census, 2021 UK census, the community â ...
''. The church of St Tudclud in
Penmachno
Penmachno is a village in the isolated upland Machno valley, south of Betws-y-Coed in the county of Conwy, North Wales. The B4406 road runs through part of the village. The village is at the confluence of the Glasgwm and Machno rivers. It ha ...
is dedicated to him. His feast day is 30 May.
He is not to be confused with the female saint Tudglid, who was a daughter of
Brychan
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 ...
and the wife of
Cyngen Glodrydd
Cyngen Glodrydd was a semi-legendary early sixth-century King of Powys.
Cyngen was a descendant of Cadell Ddyrnllwg, probably his son. Cyngen married Tudglid ferch Brychan, resulting in a large family: Brochwel Ysgithrog, Cadell, Ieuaf, Maig Myng ...
.
[Ibid., p. 267]
References
6th-century Christian saints
6th-century births
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
6th-century Welsh people
Medieval Welsh saints
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