Saint
Rhiangar
A saint venerated in the Western Church, of whom few details survive.
- Era
- 6th century
Life
Saint Rhiangar was a Welsh saint of the 5th century, one of the twenty-four daughters of Brychan of Brycheiniog. She had a son, Cynidr, who was her heir; the name of his father is unknown. Her lands lay in southern Brycheiniog and western Herefordshire.
Apart from a church at Llech in Maelienydd, no churches survive bearing her name. Old documents mention the "churches of Rhiangar and Cynidr", later re-dedicated to the Mother of God. There are, however, churches bearing her son's name: Llangynidr in Powys and others.