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Adwen
Welsh saint
SaintBrycheiniogPre-congregation
Feast: 6 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
600
Died
600
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Adwen or Adwenna is purported to have been a 5th-century Christian virgin and saint. According to historian Nicholas Orme, Adwen was identified in the original tradition as a brother of Nectan of Hartland, but subsequently misclassified by Charles Henderson in the 18th century as female.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Cynog Saint Brother or sister
- Dingad of Llandingat Saint Brother or sister
- Dyfnan Saint Brother or sister
- Nectan of Hartland Saint Brother or sister“According to historian Nicholas Orme, Adwen was identified in the original tradition as a brother of Nectan of Hartland, but subsequently misclassified by Charles Henderson in the 18th century as female.” — Wikipedia