Saint Cyngar was a 5th-century Welsh Saint. He is the Patron Saint of Llangefni, Anglesey, in Wales, and a founding member of St. Cybi's Monastery at Holyhead, Anglesey.
Born around 488 AD, he was the son of King Gerren Llyngesog of Dumnonia. As a mature man, he became a follower of his nephew, St. Cybi Felyn, whom he accompanied to Edeligion in South Wales where they built churches in Llangybi-upon-Usk and Llanddyfrwyr-yn-Edeligion before King Glywys of Glywysing forced them to leave.[1] They then went to the island of Aran Mor in Ireland where they spent 4 years building churches,[2] after which they moved to the Llŷn Peninsula at Cricieth.
They finally established an important monastery at Holyhead, Anglesey,[3] from where Cyngar founded the church at Llangefni.
Ynys Cyngar, once an offshore island but now a coastal headland is located at the mouth of the Afon Glaslyn near Borth y Gest (Grid Ref: SH 5535 3658), where the Church in Wales church is dedicated to St Cyngar.
He died on 7 November of an unknown year in the mid-6th century (probably 550 AD) and he was buried in Llangefni.[4]
References edit
- ^ Edelig Edeligion, King of Edeligion.
- ^ Nicholas Orme, The Saints of Cornwall (Google eBook) (Oxford University Press, 2000) page 99.
- ^ Arnold, Christopher J. & Davies, Jeffrey L. Roman & Early Medieval Wales. (Sutton Publishing, 2000).
- ^ St. Cyngar of Llangefni.