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Saint Bilo
5th century female Welsh saint
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Born
500
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Bilo (Welsh: Sant Belyau) was a 5th century saint and one of the 24 daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog. She founded a church in Llanfilo, which is now a village in the community of Felin-fach in Powys.
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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
- Almedha Saint Brother or sister
- Brychan Brycheiniog Saint Parent, Father“Saint Bilo (Welsh: Sant Belyau) was a 5th century saint and one of the 24 daughters of Brychan Brycheiniog.” — Wikipedia
- Ceinwen Saint Brother or sister
- Dwynwen Saint Brother or sister
- Gwawr Saint Brother or sister
- Gwen of Talgarth Saint Brother or sister
- Gwladys Saint Brother or sister
- Keneython Saint Brother or sister
- Keyne Saint Brother or sister
- Lluan ferch Brychan Saint Brother or sister
- Meleri Saint Brother or sister
- Nefyn ach Brychan Saint Brother or sister
4 more
- Rhiangar Saint Brother or sister
- Saint Tybie Saint Brother or sister
- Tudglid Saint Brother or sister
- Tydfil Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Wikidata Q51908481 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Bilo (CC BY-SA)
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