Saint Gwenfyl was an early Welsh Christian saint from the Brychan family. Little is known of her life.
Saint Gwenfyl | |
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Born | 6th century |
Residence | Wales |
Died | 6th century |
Feast | 1 November |
Tradition or genre | Christian |
Saint Gwenfyl was one of the children or descendants of Brychan. She founded a chapel named Capel Gwenvyl, which no longer exists, subordinate to Llanddewi Brefi in Ceredigion.[1] Other chapels at Llanddewi Brefi were Blaenpennal chapel (Saint David), Capel Bettws Lleicu (Saint Lucia) and Capel Gartheli (Saint Gartheli).[2] She shares a festival on 1 November with her sister, Saint Callwen.[3] As with Callwen, her name is only mentioned briefly in the Welsh calendars or genealogies.[4] Callwen and Gwenful were added to the number of children of Brychan in a short list of saints published in the Cambrian Register, but it would be wrong to assume they were more than descendants in some degree.[3]