Martyr
Cynog
The eldest son of King Brychan, slain by pagans and honored as a martyr in Wales.
Life
Saint Cynog (Canog) is honoured in Wales as the eldest son of King Brychan and as a martyr. He was slain by pagans at Merthyr Cynog around 492. Several churches in Wales are dedicated to him. He is commemorated on 7 October, as a saint of the undivided Church, by the New Calendar. Our sources preserve no further details of his life.
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