Saint Canna
Saint Canna was a 6th-century mother of saints and nun in south Wales.
According to the writings of the unreliable Iolo Morganwg, Canna was a daughter of the Breton King Tudur Mawr, nephew of King Arthur.[citation needed] She went to Wales with her husband Sadwrn and their son Crallo. When Sadwrn left to become a hermit on Anglesey she remarried and became the mother of Saint Elian Geimiad.[citation needed] She seems to have become a nun and lived at Llangan, Pembrokeshire:[citation needed] at Llangan, Glamorgan she was deemed important enough for her image to be carved on the church cross. The nearby Ffynnon Ganna, Canna's Holy Well, was a site for pilgrimage for many centuries after her death.[1]
Her name also appears as part of two Cardiff suburbs: Canton (English translation of the Welsh Treganna, 'Saint Canna's Town'); and Pontcanna (Welsh for 'Canna's Bridge').[1] Canna's Feast day is celebrated on the 25 October.[1]
A Masonic Lodge No. 6725, within South Wales Eastern Division, is named after Saint Canna.[2]
References
- ^ a b c BBC. "Reading the Ruins". History Wales. BBC. Retrieved 2006-10-26.
- ^ Helion Lodge. "Guestbook". Helion Lodge, Huntsville, Alabama. Helion Lodge. Retrieved 2006-10-26.