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Afan

6th-century Welsh saint

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Feast: 17 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
600
Died
unknown
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Afan of Builth (Welsh: Sant Afan Buellt; Latin: Avanus) was an early 6th-century Welsh bishop, martyr, and saint. His feast day is generally placed on 17 November, although the Demetian Calendar formerly used in southern Wales placed it on the 16th; it is no longer observed by either the Anglican or Catholic church in Wales.

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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

Sources
  • Wikidata Q4072521 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Saint Afan (CC BY-SA)

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