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Cadfan

Breton and Welsh saint

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Feast: 1 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
530
Died
590
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Cadfan (Latin: Catamanus), was the 6th century founder-abbot of Tywyn (whose church is dedicated to him) and Bardsey, both in Gwynedd, Wales. He was said to have received the island of Bardsey from Einion Frenin, king of Llŷn, around 516 and to have served as its abbot until 542.

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The miracles

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Why that counted as sanctity

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Connected on this site

Sources
  • Wikidata Q581537 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Saint Cadfan (CC BY-SA)

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