Ceneu

Ceneu

Ceneu

Welsh saint and bishop

Saint Ceneu (Old Welsh: Keneu) was an early bishop of Menevia (St Davids) in Wales.

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He is said to have been the son of Corun ap Ceredig[1] or Coel Hen. He established a church or monastic community (clas) at the site of the current settlement of Clydau which was long known as Llangeneu in his honour.[2]

References

  1. [1]
    Sabine Baring-Gould, Sabine & al. The Lives of the British Saints, Vol. 2, p. 106. Kessinger Publishing, 2005. Accessed 26 Mar 2013.
  2. [2]
    James, Heather. "The Geography of the Cult of St Davids" in St David of Wales: Cult, Church and Nation, p. 59. Boydell Press, 2007. Accessed 26 Mar 2013.


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