Gredifael

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Gredifael
St. Credifael's Church, Penmynydd
Born6th century
Died6th century
Feast13 November

Saint Gredifael (also spelt Gredivel, Gredivael or Credifael) is the patron saint and founder of St Gredifael's Church, Penmynydd, in Anglesey, Wales.[1]

According to Enwogion Cymru, Gredifael was a saint who lived in the early part of the sixth century. He was one of the sons of Ithel Hael, and with his brother Flewyn was appointed to preside over the monastery of Pawl Hen, or Paulinus, at Tygwyn ar Dav, in Carmarthenshire.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "The Diocese of Bangor, Parish of Penmynydd, St Gredifael's Church, Penmynydd". Archived from the original on 29 July 2012. Retrieved 15 November 2011.
  2. ^ Williams, Robert (1852). Enwogion Cymru: A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen, from the Earliest Times to the Present, and Including Every Name Connected with the Ancient History of Wales. W. Rees.