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Saint Pyr

6th century Welsh abbot who died after falling into a well

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Born

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unknown

Died

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unknown

Beatified

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not on record

Canonised

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not on record

Who they were

Pyr (Pŷr [pɨːr, piːr]; sometimes known as Piro in English) was a Welsh abbot of the 6th century who may later have been revered as a saint by some (though he was never canonised). Most of what is known of him comes from the First Life of St. Samson.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information available on this saint.

Sources

Wikidata Q3400095 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Saint Pyr (CC BY-SA)

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