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Llechid was a 6th-century pre-congregational saint of
Wales Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
. Born about 556 AD in
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, she was the child of
Ithel Hael Ithel Hael or Ithel Hael o Lydaw was a prince of Armorica who lived in the early part of the sixth century. He was the father of Baglan, Flewyn, Gredifael, Tanwg, Twrog, Tegai, Trillo, Tecwyn and Llechid, saints who accompanied Cadfan Cadf ...
de Cornouaille and an unknown mother. Her family moved to Wales, where many of her siblings founded churches. She is the
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of
Llanllechid Llanllechid () is a village near Bethesda and a community in Gwynedd, Wales with a population of 889 as of the 2011 UK census and an area of . The community also includes Tal-y-Bont near Bangor, Gwynedd and a large part of the Carneddau range ...
Wales, where she built a
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and where a holy well (now lost) is attributed to her. Llechid's
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is given as either December 1 or 2nd. Ffynnon Llechid, Llanllechid


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6th-century births 6th-century Christian saints Year of birth unknown Year of death unknown Christian female saints of the Middle Ages 6th-century women {{Saint-stub