Venerable
Bedwas
A venerable saint, commemorated in the early Celtic calendars; very little is recorded.
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- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Venerable Bedwas is counted one of the twelve sons of Helig ab Glannog, of Tyno Helig, whose land the sea overwhelmed. After the loss, Helig and his sons chose the religious life and became monks at Bangor on Dee; some later went to Bardsey. Bedwas may have been the original founder of the church of Bedwas in Monmouthshire, though other writers ascribe it to Saints Barrwg or Tewdrig. The sources say nothing more, and his existence is uncertain. He is venerated in the undivided Church.