Saint Tyneio was a 6th century
Pre-congregational saint of
Wales.
Tyneio, was the founder and patron saint of the church at
Llandyneio,
Wales a daughter church under
Llanvarn,
Carnarvonshire
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Llanfor Wales.
[ Rice Rees, An essay on the Welsh saints or the primitive christians who were founders of churches in Wales ( Longman, 1836]
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He was a son of
Saithenyn Hen ap Plaws and Great grandson of
Vortigen
Vortigern (; owl, Guorthigirn, ; cy, Gwrtheyrn; ang, Wyrtgeorn; Old Breton: ''Gurdiern'', ''Gurthiern''; gle, Foirtchern; la, Vortigernus, , , etc.), also spelled Vortiger, Vortigan, Voertigern and Vortigen, was a 5th-century warlord in ...
and Great Great Grand son of
Magnus Maximus,
Emperor of the
Roman Empire and
Saint
In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of Q-D-Š, holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and Christian denomination, denominat ...
Elen Lwyddog 'of the Host'.
References
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Medieval Welsh saints