Sixth-century Welsh saint
St Eugrad's Church, Llaneugrad
Saint Eigrad or Eugrad was a sixth-century Welsh saint [ 1] and the founder of St Eugrad's Church in Llaneugrad , Anglesey .[ 2]
Life
Eigrad is mentioned in Caradoc 's Life of Gildas (12th century).[ 3] He was a son of king Caw of Strathclyde , a brother of saints Gildas ,[ 4] and Samson of York [ 5] and was a student of Saint Illtud .[ 6]
In 605 AD[ 7] he founded a church at Llaneugrad, Anglesey[ 8] [ 9] and his brother Gallgo, founded a church at Llanallgo , nearby.[ 10] Today the two churches are in the same parish.
Memorial
His feast day is 6 January.
References
^ St. Eigrad at Catholic online.org.
^ Nicholas Carlisle, A topographical dictionary of Wales, a continuation of the topography of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Nicholas Carlisle, 1811) page .
^ A Dictionary of Christian Biography (William Smith, Henry Wace, eds.) J. Murray, 1880, p. 61
^ Lewis, Samuel (1849). "Llaneugrad (Llan-Eigrad)". A Topographical Dictionary of Wales.
^ Monks of Ramsgate. "Eigrad". Book of Saints 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 November 2012 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
^ Baring-Gould, Sabine ; Fisher, John (1908). The Lives of the British Saints . Vol. 2. Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion . p. 468. This work is described at The Lives of the Saints (Baring-Gould) .
^ Lewis, Samuel (1849). "Llaneugrad (Llan-Eigrad)". A Topographical Dictionary of Wales.
^ "Celtic and Old English Saints - 6 January" .
^ The History of Wales , John Eddowes, 1832, p. 266
^ St Gallgo Parish Webpage