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Saint

Gwenafwy

A holy woman of Wales, commemorated in the old calendars.

Feast
July 1old style July 14
Era
8th century

Life

Saint Gwenafwy (Wenappa, Gwenabwy) was a holy woman of Wales of the 6th century, linked with the island of Anglesey. She was a daughter of Caw of Strathclyde and a sister of Peillan, Eigron and Peithien, among others.

She went to Cornwall with her brother Eigron and is remembered there in the churches of Gwennap, where she is regarded as patroness. Her day is 1 July, by the Western calendar (new style). No other reliable details are known. She is honored as a saint of the undivided Church.

Commemorated the same day July 1