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Saint

Banadlwen

Welsh saint, daughter of Cynyr, honored in the cantref of Penfro, listed in Baring-⁠Gould, Lives of the British Saints.

Era
unknown
Place
Cantref of Penfro

Life

Saint Banadlwen was the daughter of Cynyr of Caer Gawch and the sister of Saints Non and Gwen. She was the wife of Dirdan, "a nobleman of Italy", and the mother of Saint Ailfyw (Ailbe), Bishop of Emly. She is honoured in the cantref of Penfro in Wales.