S. Gwynoc was grandson of Caw, prince of Strath-Clyde, who was driven from his principality by the invasion of the Piets and Scots, and took refuge in Anglesea.
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His father was Aneurin, also called Gildas, a famous poet He fought in the bloody battle of Caltraeth, and describes it in his noble poem, the “ Gododin.”1 Another of his poems is the “ Englynion y Misoedd.’*2 He was taken in the battle of Caltraeth and imprisoned, and composed the “Gododin” whilst in chains.
Make time for silence. Solitude and withdrawal to pray shape this life.
Keep their day. Remember them on October 26 with a short prayer, and ask for their help.
S. Gwynoc was grandson of Caw, prince of Strath-Clyde, who was driven from his principality by the invasion of the Piets and Scots, and took refuge in Anglesea. S. Eata.
His father was Aneurin, also called Gildas, a famous poet He fought in the bloody battle of Caltraeth, and describes it in his noble poem, the “ Gododin.”1 Another of his poems is the “ Englynion y Misoedd.’*2 He was taken in the battle of Caltraeth and imprisoned, and composed the “Gododin” whilst in chains. On his release he retired to Wales and embraced the monastic life at Llancarvan. His son Gwynoc followed him, and became famous as a model of monastic virtues. The other sons of Aneurin were also saints, Cennydd, Madog, Dolgan, Nwython, and Dolgar.
Feast: October 26
One short email a day for nine days. The day's prayer, a line from Sts. Gwynoc and Aneurin's story, and a nudge to keep going.
From Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, new edition in 16 vols. (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897–98); text from the Internet Archive scan (OCR, lightly cleaned; errors possible). Public domain.
From Sabine Baring-Gould, The Lives of the Saints, new edition in 16 vols. (London: John C. Nimmo, 1897–98); text from the Internet Archive scan (OCR, lightly cleaned; errors possible). Public domain in the United States. Reproduced unedited, except for short bracketed notes in grey that we added to explain names and terms (“S.” is the old abbreviation for Saint). Some history and judgments reflect 19th-century scholarship.
