Venerable
Meugan
A Welsh holy monk, a disciple of Saint Illtud.
- Feast
- September 26old style October 9
- Era
- 6th century
- Place
- St Illtyd
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Meugan (Meugant, Mawghan, Morgan) was a Welsh monk of the sixth century, a disciple of Saint Illtud. He lived as a hermit and reposed on the isle of Bardsey in Wales. Several churches in Wales and Cornwall are dedicated to him. He is commemorated on 26 September, as a saint of the undivided Church, by the New Calendar.
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