Elli

Saint Elli was a disciple of Saint Cadoc at Llancarfan. Cadoc's Life says he was born to the queen of a far island who had no children, and that she entrusted him to Cadoc. Cadoc raised him and gave him one of the three stone altars brought from Jerusalem. With Finnian and Gnawan he was sent to Cadoc's father Gwynllyw to turn him to a godly life, and when Cadoc left for Benevento he made Elli abbot in his place. Elli founded a church and gave it to the community of Llancarfan. Two churches called Llanelly, in Carmarthenshire and Breconshire, are linked to him. He is venerated locally, without synodal canonization.