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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable

Pabo Post Prydain

A British ruler who became a monk, venerated on the isle of Anglesey, and reposed around 510.

Feast
November 9old style November 22
Reposed
5106th century
Place
Anglesey
Order
Venerables

Life

Holy Venerable Pabo Post Prydain ("pillar of Britain") was a British ruler and soldier in Scotland who came to Wales, founded on the island of Anglesey a monastery later called Llanbabo after him, and reposed around 510. He is a saint of the undivided Church, known from the Western calendars.

He is commemorated on 9 November, the liturgical date in the Orthodox calendar (the same day number on the old and new calendars).

Commemorated the same day November 9