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|birth_date= 6th century
|birth_date= mid 6th century
|death_date= 7th century
|death_date= early 7th century
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'''Saint Dunod''' (sometimes anglicised as '''Dinooth''') was a late 6th/early 7th century [[Abbot]] of [[Bangor-on-Dee]] of north-east [[Wales]].
'''Saint Dunod''' (sometimes anglicised as '''Dinooth''') 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>


==Life==
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]] or [[Cressage]] in [[Shropshire]]) around 603.
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>[https://biography.wales/article/s-DUNA-BWR-0505 Emanuel, Hywel David. "Dunawd, saint (fl. 6th century)", Dictionary of Welsh Biography]</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/>
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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.


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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.
==External links==

*{{CathEncy|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04798a.htm|title=Dinooth}}
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Catholic|title=St. Dinooth}}




Revision as of 21:03, 22 July 2021

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

Saint Dunod (sometimes anglicised as Dinooth) was the first Abbot of Bangor Iscoed of north-east Wales.[1]

Life

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.

References

  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

 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.



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