Sulien was an 11th-century
Bishop of St David's, for two periods (1073-1078 and 1079/80-1085/6). He died about 1090/1.
Sulien is closely associated with the ''
clas'' church at
Llanbadarn Fawr near
Aberystwyth
Aberystwyth (; ) is a University town, university and seaside town and a community (Wales), community in Ceredigion, Wales. It is the largest town in Ceredigion and from Aberaeron, the county's other administrative centre. In 2021, the popula ...
where it appears that he took refuge when
St David's
St Davids or St David's (, , "Saint David, David's Welsh toponymy, house”) is a St David's Cathedral, cathedral City status in the United Kingdom, city in Pembrokeshire, Wales. It lies on the River Alun, Pembrokeshire, River Alun and is ...
was at times exposed to
Viking
Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden),
who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pirated, traded, and settled throughout parts of Europe.Roesdahl, pp. 9� ...
incursions. Llanbadarn enjoyed a reputation for scholarship. One of his sons,
Rhigyfarch was the author of a 'Life of
Saint David
David (; ; ) was a Welsh Christian prelate who served as Bishop of Mynyw during the 6th century. He is the patron saint of Wales.
David was a native of Wales, and tradition has preserved a relatively large amount of detail about his life. ...
'.
References
*Evans, D. Simon (1959). ''Buched Dewi''.
*Williams (ab Ithel), John, ed. (1860), ''Annales Cambriae (444 – 1288)'', London: Longman, Green, Longman, and Roberts
1090s deaths
Bishops of St Davids
People from Ceredigion
Welsh scholars and academics
11th-century English Roman Catholic bishops
Year of birth unknown
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