Venerable
Pyr
Abbot of Caldey
A Welsh abbot on Caldey Island, of the 6th century.
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- Era
- 6th century
- Place
- Caldey Island
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Venerable Pyr (Piro) was in the sixth century the abbot of the monastery on Caldey Island in Wales, called in Welsh Ynys Bŷr, "Pŷr's Island". He is known chiefly from the First Life of Saint Samson. According to Gerald of Wales, Pyr was also the owner of the island. He was never formally canonized, and it is not clear that anyone ever venerated him as a saint.