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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable

Cyndaf

A venerable saint, commemorated in the early Celtic calendars; very little is recorded.

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Era
unknown
Order
Venerables

Life

Venerable Cyndaf (Cyndaf Hen, "a man of Israel") is shown in a late Welsh legend as one of the missionaries who came from Rome to Britain, with his son Meugant Hen, with Arwystli Hen and with Hid, in the time of Bran Fendigaid, in the first century. Another document says he came with Garmon or Cadfan. The writer who preserves these accounts judges the story to have no historical foundation and the persons mythical. No church is dedicated to him. A similar name, Cunotami, stands on an ogham and Latin stone at St Dogmaels near Cardigan. His name is kept in the undivided Church.