Saint
Cynfarch
A Welsh saint, commemorated in the Western calendars.
- Feast
- September 8old style September 21
- Era
- 5th century
- Place
- St
Life
Cynfarch is a saint of Wales to whom churches are dedicated. According to tradition he came from Scotland but lived in Wales. He is believed to have lived in the fifth century. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.
His commemoration falls on 8 September (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 21 September of the civil calendar. We have no further details of his life.
Commemorated the same day September 8
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Anastasius II of RomeSaint · Bishop of RomeSep 8
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Celestina of RomeMartyrSep 8- Giorgi MkheidzeVenerableSep 8
- Ioane MaisuradzeVenerableSep 8
- Athanasios of XirokriniSaintSep 8
- Ammon, Theophilus, Neoterius and twenty-two companionsHoly Martyrs · Martyrs of AlexandriaSep 8
- AmmoniusHieromartyr · Presbyter of AlexandriaSep 8
- ArtemidorusMartyrSep 8
- Basil RazumovHieromartyrSep 8