Gredifael
Welsh 6th c. saint
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Saint Gredifael (also spelt Gredivel, Gredivael or Credifael) is the patron saint and founder of St Gredifael's Church, Penmynydd, in Anglesey, Wales.[1]
Gredifael | |
|---|---|
St. Credifael's Church, Penmynydd | |
| Born | 6th century |
| Died | 6th century |
| Feast | 13 November |
According to Enwogion Cymru, Gredifael was a saint who lived in the early part of the sixth century. He was one of the sons of Ithel Hael, and with his brother Flewyn was appointed to preside over the monastery of Pawl Hen, or Paulinus, at Tygwyn ar Dav, in Carmarthenshire.[2]
