Venerable
Gwrhai
A Welsh saint, of the 5th century, commemorated in Baring-Gould, Lives of the British Saints.
- Era
- 5th century
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Venerable Gwrhai (also Gwrai) was a saint of Wales, whom tradition places in the fifth century. He was one of the many sons of Caw, king of Strathclyde, and a colleague of Saint Deiniol.
A life written in the tenth century speaks of him, though its historical value is disputed. According to tradition he founded the church at Penstrowed in Montgomeryshire and another at Caerleon, and he is said to be buried in the churchyard at Penstrowed. He is a saint of the undivided Church, honoured locally, without synodal canonization.