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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Saint

Sawl

A saint honored in Western calendars; few details survive.

Feast
January 15old style January 28
Era
6th century

Life

Sawl is a saint of the sixth century, the father of Saint Asaph of Wales. He is remembered on 15 January in the Western calendar (new style).

Nothing else is known about him. He is honoured as a saint of the undivided Church, with no synodal canonization shown in the source.

Commemorated the same day January 15