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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable

Gredfyw

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

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Era
unknown
Order
Venerables

Life

Saint Gredfyw (Rhedyw) is the patron of the church of Llanllyfni in Caernarvonshire. A few manuscripts give him as a son of Ithel Hael of Llydaw and a brother of Tegai, Gredifael and Llechid. His holy well, Ffynnon Redyw, served for baptism, and his tomb, Bedd Rhedyw, could be seen behind the altar until the late eighteenth century. Local people pointed out his seat and the print of his horse's hoof. The parish wake falls on 6 July, others give 11 November; the day is in no calendar. The veneration is local, without synodal canonization.