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St. Enoder Church

Saint Enoder, also known as Cnyder and Quidic in Britanny, France,[citation needed] was a 6th-century AD saint and abbot of South Wales. He is venerated in the Eastern Orthodox, Anglican and Roman Catholic Churches.

He is known to history through royal lists, hagiographies and the writings of Llangynidir of Powys. He was a grandson of King Brychan of Brecknock, and built numerous churches. He was also an abbot, although his monastery is not known.[1]

Today, he is remembered in the name St Enoder a parish and hamlet in Cornwall and his Feast day is 27 April.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b Starr, Brian Daniel (2009). Ascent of the Saints Whose Lineage Is Known. p. 73. ISBN 9781449995805.