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Isfael
Welsh 6th c. saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 16 June (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
600
Died
501
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Isfael or Ismael (Old Welsh: Ysmail), often anglicised as Ishmael, was a 6th-century medieval Welsh bishop of Rhos and saint. He was allegedly also a Breton prince of Armorica.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
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