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Saint Eigrad
Sixth-century Welsh saint From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Saint Eigrad or Eugrad was a sixth-century Welsh saint[1] and the founder of St Eugrad's Church in Llaneugrad, Anglesey.[2]
Life
Eigrad is mentioned in Caradoc's Life of Gildas (12th century).[3] He was a son of king Caw of Strathclyde, a brother of saints Gildas,[4] and Samson of York[5] and was a student of Saint Illtud.[6]
In 605 AD[7] he founded a church at Llaneugrad, Anglesey[8][9] and his brother Gallgo, founded a church at Llanallgo, nearby.[10] Today the two churches are in the same parish.
Memorial
His feast day is 6 January.
References
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