Jump to content

Saint Dunod: Difference between revisions

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
Rubinbot (talk | contribs)
43,100 edits
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
 
(19 intermediate revisions by 18 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Short description|Abbot of Bangor-on-Dee}}
'''Saint Dunod''' (sometimes anglicised as '''Dinooth''') was a late 6th/early 7th century [[Abbot]] of [[Bangor-on-Dee]] of north-east [[Wales]].
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox saint
|name= Saint Dunod
|birth_date= mid 6th century
|death_date= early 7th century
|feast_day=
|venerated_in= [[Church in Wales]]<br />[[Eastern Orthodox Church]]<br />[[Roman Catholic Church]]
|image=
|imagesize= 200px
|caption=
|birth_place=
|death_place=
|titles= Abbot
|beatified_date=
|beatified_place=
|beatified_by=
|canonized_date= Pre-congregation
|canonized_place=
|canonized_by=
|attributes=
|patronage=
|major_shrine=
|suppressed_date=
|issues=
}}


'''Saint Dunod''' (variously spelled '''Dinooth''', '''Dinodh''', '''Dinuth''' and '''Deynoch''') was the first [[Abbot]] of [[Bangor-on-Dee|Bangor Iscoed]] of north-east [[Wales]].<ref name=Alston>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04798a.htm Alston, George Cyprian. "St. Dinooth." The Catholic Encyclopedia] Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 22 July 2021 {{PD-notice}}</ref>
Dunod is best known as being the only [[Welsh people|Welsh]] ecclesiastic mentioned by name, in [[Bede]]'s [[Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum]], as having been at the meeting of the Welsh [[bishop]]s with Saint [[Augustine of Canterbury]] at 'Augustine's Oak' (possibly [[Aust]] in [[Gloucestershire]]) around 603.


==Life==
⚫
He is often identified with [[Dunod Fawr]] ap [[Pabo Post Prydain]], a [[Brython]]ic King ruling somewhere in the [[Hen Ogledd|North of Britain]] and father of Saint [[Deiniol]], the first [[Bishop of Bangor]]. However, this is chronologically unlikely.
Originally a North British chieftain, he was driven by reverses of fortune into Wales, where under the patronage of [[Cyngen Glodrydd]], Prince of Powys, he founded the monastery of Bangor on the Dee. The community at Bangor was very numerous, and the [[Continual prayer|''laus perennis'']] was established there. The Triads say there were 2400 monks, who in turn, 100 each hour, sang the Divine Service day and night.<ref name=Alston/> It was an important religious centre in the 5th and 6th centuries.<ref name=SBG2_326>{{cite book|last1=Baring-Gould|first1=Sabine|last2=Fisher|first2=John|title=The Lives of the British Saints, Volume 2|date=1911|publisher=The Honourable Society of the Cymmrodorion|location=London|page=326|url=https://archive.org/stream/livesofbritishsa02bariuoft#page/326/mode/2up/}}</ref> The monastery was destroyed in about 613 by the Anglo-Saxon king [[Æthelfrith of Northumbria]] after he defeated the Welsh at the [[Battle of Chester]]; a number of the monks then transferred to [[Bardsey Island]].<ref name=SBG4_298>{{cite book|last1=Baring-Gould|first1=Sabine|last2=Fisher|first2=John|title=The Lives of the British Saints, Volume 4|date=1911|publisher=The Honourable Society of the Cymmrodorion|location=London|page=298|url=https://archive.org/stream/livesofbritishsa04bariuoft#page/298/mode/2up/}}</ref>


Dunod is best known as being the only [[Welsh people|Welsh]] ecclesiastic mentioned by name, in [[Bede]]'s [[Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum]]. Bede states that Dunod (Dunawd) was still abbot of Bangor Iscoed at the time of the second meeting of [[Augustine of Canterbury]] with the seven Welsh bishops at 'Augustine's Oak' (possibly [[Aust]] in [[Gloucestershire]] or [[Cressage]] in [[Shropshire]]) in 602 or 603.<ref>{{Cite DWB|id=s-DUNA-BWR-0505 |last=Emanuel|first=Hywel David|title=Dunawd, saint (fl. 6th century)}}</ref> George Cyprian Alston, writing in the ''Catholic Encyclopedia'' doubts that Dunod attended the meeting. While it is true that delegates from Bangor attended the conference, Dunod would have been far advanced in years, and the journey from North Wales to the Lower Severn would have been a difficult one for an aged man.<ref name=Alston/>
==External links==

*{{CathEncy|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04798a.htm|title=Dinooth}}
⚫
He is often identified with [[Dunod Fawr]] ap [[Pabo Post Prydain]], a [[Brython]]ic King ruling somewhere in the [[Hen Ogledd|North of Britain]] and father of Saint [[Deiniol]], the first [[Bishop of Bangor]] in [[Gwynedd]]. However, this is chronologically unlikely.

The primary school in Bangor-on-Dee is named in his honour; Ysgol Sant Dunawd.

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Catholic|title=St. Dinooth}}

{{Authority control}}


{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunod, Saint}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dunod, Saint}}
[[Category:7th-century Christian saints]]
[[Category:7th-century Christian saints]]
[[Category:Northern Brythonic saints]]
[[Category:Welsh abbots]]
[[Category:Welsh abbots]]
[[Category:Welsh Roman Catholic saints]]
[[Category:Medieval Welsh saints]]
[[Category:Welsh saints]]
[[Category:6th-century Christian abbots]]




{{Wales-bio-stub}}
{{Wales-bio-stub}}


{{saint-stub}}
[[br:Dunod (sant)]]
[[ru:Динауд из Бангора]]

Latest revision as of 11:31, 11 October 2024

Saint Dunod
Abbot
Bornmid 6th century
Diedearly 7th century
Venerated inChurch in Wales
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
CanonizedPre-congregation

Saint Dunod (variously spelled Dinooth, Dinodh, Dinuth and Deynoch) was the first Abbot of Bangor Iscoed of north-east Wales.[1]

Life

[edit]

Originally a North British chieftain, he was driven by reverses of fortune into Wales, where under the patronage of Cyngen Glodrydd, Prince of Powys, he founded the monastery of Bangor on the Dee. The community at Bangor was very numerous, and the laus perennis was established there. The Triads say there were 2400 monks, who in turn, 100 each hour, sang the Divine Service day and night.[1] It was an important religious centre in the 5th and 6th centuries.[2] The monastery was destroyed in about 613 by the Anglo-Saxon king Æthelfrith of Northumbria after he defeated the Welsh at the Battle of Chester; a number of the monks then transferred to Bardsey Island.[3]

Dunod is best known as being the only Welsh ecclesiastic mentioned by name, in Bede's Historia ecclesiastica gentis Anglorum. Bede states that Dunod (Dunawd) was still abbot of Bangor Iscoed at the time of the second meeting of Augustine of Canterbury with the seven Welsh bishops at 'Augustine's Oak' (possibly Aust in Gloucestershire or Cressage in Shropshire) in 602 or 603.[4] George Cyprian Alston, writing in the Catholic Encyclopedia doubts that Dunod attended the meeting. While it is true that delegates from Bangor attended the conference, Dunod would have been far advanced in years, and the journey from North Wales to the Lower Severn would have been a difficult one for an aged man.[1]

He is often identified with Dunod Fawr ap Pabo Post Prydain, a Brythonic King ruling somewhere in the North of Britain and father of Saint Deiniol, the first Bishop of Bangor in Gwynedd. However, this is chronologically unlikely.

The primary school in Bangor-on-Dee is named in his honour; Ysgol Sant Dunawd.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Alston, George Cyprian. "St. Dinooth." The Catholic Encyclopedia Vol. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1908. 22 July 2021 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ Baring-Gould, Sabine; Fisher, John (1911). The Lives of the British Saints, Volume 2. London: The Honourable Society of the Cymmrodorion. p. 326.
  3. ^ Baring-Gould, Sabine; Fisher, John (1911). The Lives of the British Saints, Volume 4. London: The Honourable Society of the Cymmrodorion. p. 298.
  4. ^ Emanuel, Hywel David. "Dunawd, saint (fl. 6th century)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales.

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. Dinooth". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.


Flag of WalesBiography icon

This Welsh biographical article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.


Stub icon

This article about a saint is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Saint_Dunod&oldid=1250602289"