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Two Welsh saints bear the name '''Sadwrn'''<ref name="10_S-T">{{cite web|url=https://www.library.wales/fileadmin/fileadmin/docs_gwefan/casgliadau/Drych_Digidol/Deunydd_print/Welsh_Classical_Dictionary/10_S-T.pdf |title=A Welsh Classical Dictionary |website=National Library of Wales}}</ref> ({{IPA|cy|ˈsadʊrn}}): St Sadwrn of [[Llansadwrn]]<ref>https://citydesert.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/saint-sadwen-hermit-of-wales/ Saints of Wales</ref> near [[Beaumaris]] in Anglesey, and St Sadwrn of [[Henllan]] in Denbighshire. |
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[[Saint]] '''Sadwrn''' was a [[hermit]]. His feast day is 29 November. |
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==St Sadwrn of Llansadwrn== |
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==History== |
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A burial stone dating from AD 550 at the latest, discovered in 1742, suggests that St Sadwrn of Llansadwrn may also have been known as Sadyrnin (Saturninus), creating a link to two churches in [[Carmarthenshire]] in south Wales: Llansadwrn, a chapel under Cynwyl Gaeo and Llansadyrnin, both of which were dedicated to Sadwrn and had fairs on 5 October.<ref name="10_S-T"/> |
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St Sadwrn was the brother of [[Illtud]] (The Galilean) and is buried at [[All Saints' Church, Brixworth]] near [[Northampton]]. The English recognise him as [[St. Giles]], the saint who brought [[Christianity]] to England. He seems to have held considerable sway in the politics of central [[Wales]], which would have included contemporary north [[Carmarthenshire]], and possibly like his brother, who followed [[Germanus of Auxerre|St. Germanus]], held a temporary military command. |
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==St Sadwrn of Henllan== |
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There are strong [[Brittany|Breton]] connections with the region which may explain their origins - a far more realistic explanation than the one usually offered regarding Sadwrn's (Giles) [[Armenia]]n or [[Georgia (country)|Georgian]] roots. |
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This Sadwrn is mentioned in the ''Life of [[Saint Winifred|Saint Winefrid]]'' (Welsh: Gwenfrewy) by [[Robert of Shrewsbury (died 1168)|Robert of Shrewsbury]] and also in the Welsh hagiography ''Buchedd Gwenfrewy''. According to these, Winifred was sent to Sadwrn at Henllan in [[Rhufoniog]] by [[Bodfari#The parish church|Deifer]] of Bodfari. However, Sadwrn evidently did not want to be troubled with her and sent her on to Prince Eleri at [[Gwytherin]].<ref name="10_S-T"/> |
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The festival at Henllan is held on 19 November,<ref>[https://archive.today/20130210181253/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints/message/4402 Celtic and Old English Saints 29 November ]</ref> but as this is also the feast day of [[Saturnin]], martyr bishop of Toulouse, it may have been adopted only in mediaeval times.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints/message/4402|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130210181253/http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints/message/4402|url-status=dead|archive-date=February 10, 2013|title = Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos}}</ref> |
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There are references to Illtud being the cousin of [[Athrwys ap Meurig]] of [[Morgannwg]] although there is no known connection with Sadwrn. Caeo, the centre of the early church in England, may have had a connection with Sadwrn but this is difficult to verify. Sadwrn and [[Meurig]] are deemed by some scholars to be St. Giles and [[St. George]]. |
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* [http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints/message/4402 Celtic and Old English Saints 29 November ] |
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Latest revision as of 16:59, 11 September 2024
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Two Welsh saints bear the name Sadwrn[1] (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈsadʊrn]): St Sadwrn of Llansadwrn[2] near Beaumaris in Anglesey, and St Sadwrn of Henllan in Denbighshire.
St Sadwrn of Llansadwrn
[edit]A burial stone dating from AD 550 at the latest, discovered in 1742, suggests that St Sadwrn of Llansadwrn may also have been known as Sadyrnin (Saturninus), creating a link to two churches in Carmarthenshire in south Wales: Llansadwrn, a chapel under Cynwyl Gaeo and Llansadyrnin, both of which were dedicated to Sadwrn and had fairs on 5 October.[1]
St Sadwrn of Henllan
[edit]This Sadwrn is mentioned in the Life of Saint Winefrid (Welsh: Gwenfrewy) by Robert of Shrewsbury and also in the Welsh hagiography Buchedd Gwenfrewy. According to these, Winifred was sent to Sadwrn at Henllan in Rhufoniog by Deifer of Bodfari. However, Sadwrn evidently did not want to be troubled with her and sent her on to Prince Eleri at Gwytherin.[1]
The festival at Henllan is held on 19 November,[3] but as this is also the feast day of Saturnin, martyr bishop of Toulouse, it may have been adopted only in mediaeval times.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "A Welsh Classical Dictionary" (PDF). National Library of Wales.
- ^ https://citydesert.wordpress.com/2014/11/27/saint-sadwen-hermit-of-wales/ Saints of Wales
- ^ Celtic and Old English Saints 29 November
- ^ "Yahoo | Mail, Weather, Search, Politics, News, Finance, Sports & Videos". Archived from the original on February 10, 2013.