Saint Eigron was a
pre-congregational saint of
medieval South Wales
South Wales ( cy, De Cymru) is a loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire, south Wales extends westwards ...
.
He was the brother of Saint
Gwenafwy
Saint Gwenafwy (Wenappa) (fl. 6th c.) was a pre-congregational saint of medieval South Wales.
She was a daughter of Caw of Strathclyde, and sister of Peillan, Eigron and Peithein among others. She went to Cornwall with her brother Eigron wher ...
whom he travelled to
Cornwall with, a brother to
Gildas and a son of
Caw of Strathclyde
King Caw or Cawn ( fl. 495–501 AD) was a semi-legendary king of Strathclyde in Scotland.
Very little hard fact is known of him. He flourished in the ''Hen Ogledd'' Period of Sub-Roman Britain and ruled from a castle at ''Alt Clut''. Legend holds ...
. He was the
Patron Saint of
Llanigon
Llanigon is a village and community in Powys, Wales on the edge of the Brecon Beacons National Park, north of the Black Mountains, Wales. The community population was 478. The nearest town is Hay-on-Wye, some 1.5 miles (2 km) to the east. I ...
,
Wales and founded a
Church in
Cernyw.
[S Baring-Gould and John Fisher, The Lives of British Saints (Hon Society of Cymmrodorium 1908]
page 418
References
5th-century Welsh people
5th-century births
Roman Catholic monks
Welsh Roman Catholic saints
Medieval Welsh saints
Year of birth unknown
Year of death unknown
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