Afrella
Afrelia was a late 6th century saint, and princess of Powys.
Afrelia was the daughter of Vortimer, a son of Vortigen and his queen Severa Verch Macsen(daughter of Roman Emperor Maximus).
She was the wife of Umbrafel. Umbrafel had a nephew Samson of Dol. When Samson persuaded his parents to join a monastery,[1] Umbrafel and his wife Afrelia, decided to do likewise.
Afrelia was also mother of Maglor Ap Umbraphel b485-575,[2] Henwg and another Unknown Child. She is said to have founded a monastery.
Peter C. Bartrum suggests that she may be identical to the little-known Saint Arilda of Gloucester.[3]
References
- ^ Adrien Baillet, Les Vies des Saints, avec l'histoire de leur culte, selon qu ..., Volume 2(chez la Veuve Roulland, 1724) p401.
- ^ Julia M. H. Smith, St Maglorius, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
- ^ Den hellige Anna av Oxenhall.
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