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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable

Iddon

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

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Era
unknown
Order
Venerables

Life

Iddon was king of Gwent, a son of Ynyr Gwent and Saint Madrun, and a brother of Saints Ceidio, Cynheiddon and Tegiwg. He made several grants to the Church of Llandaff, among them Llanarth, Llantilio Pertholey and Llantilio Crossenny, the latter in thanks for a victory over the Saxons won through Saint Teilo's prayer. The Life of Saint Beuno shows him seeking his sister Tegiwg. The Welsh genealogies do not count him a saint; Rees was the first to number him among them. No church is dedicated to him, and no canonization is recorded.