St. Illtyd

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Feastday: November 6
Died: 7th Century

One of the most revered saints of Wales, by tradition a cousin of the fabled Kin Arthur of the Britons. Reportedly a Briton, he and his wife Tyrnihild lived as members of a Glamorgan chief�s army until they became hermits near the river Nadafan. Illtyd then studied with St. Dudricius and founded the great abbey of Llanilltud Fawr in Glamorgan, Wales. He was a disciple of St. Cadoc. According to one Welsh legend, Illtyd was one of the three Knights of the Holy Grail. He died in Brittany.

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Robert Tanner
2 years ago
I have done some more resarch into St.ILLTYD or ILLTUD.
He was the son of a Breton Prince (BICAN FARCHOG) who was warrior and a cousin of KING ARTHUR. He took part in a conflict with St.Cadoc at LLANCARFAN ABBEY.
ILLTUD'S warand raided the abbey, but the monks persued them into a bog, and the earth swallowed all of them except ILLTUD! Cadoc remnded ILLTUD of his religion, and the humbled warrior took up the monastic life. ILLTUDE was the most learned briton in the study of Scripture and Philosophy. So he set up the Monastic School of COR TEWDWS. This became an Institution of Higher Educatioh. On the site of St.ILLTUDS Church in LLANTWIT FAWG. (LLANTWIT MAJOR) in SOUTH WALES.
Among his Pupils were St.Pol Aurelian - St.Sampson of Dol - St.Gildas - St.David - St.Patrick, and King Maelgwn of Gwynedd.
Robert Tanner
2 years ago
St.ILLTYD or ILLTUD (could be a typing error) Was a very revered saint in Wales, and was the patron saint of Wales before St.David. He built an abbey at Llatwit Fawr (Llantwit Major) and taught christianity from there. Two of his pupils were Maewyn Sucatt (St.Patrick) and St.David who took his place as patron saint of Wales.
abbi
2 years ago
This is not enough!!! I need more information on this saint and this paragraph tells me absolutley NOTHING!!!! Please work on editing and make this article BETTER!!!

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