Digain
Digain | |
|---|---|
| Born | 429 AD |
| Died | Late 5th century |
| Honored in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
Digain (also known as Dygain) was a 5th-century Welsh saint and Prince of Dumnonia (now the English West Country).
Life
[edit]Digain ap Constantine was said to be the son of Constantine Corneu, King of Dumnonia, and was born in c.429[citation needed] He was believed to have had three brothers, Erbin (also sainted), Meirchion and Drustan, and possibly a sister (of unknown name).[citation needed]
Sainthood
[edit]Traditionally St Digain founded the church of that name in Llangernyw, meaning "the church of the Cornishman", in the county of Conwy in Wales.[1] The church was sited next to an already venerable yew, the Llangernyw yew. His sainthood was due being a confessor, meaning he was of remarkable virtue and confessed of the faith through writings and preachings, and has the feast day of November 21.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Eastern Conwy Churches Survey: Church of St Digain, Llangernyw. Archived 10 December 2010 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved on 2008-02-25.
- ^ Bunson, Matthew, Stephen & Margaret. Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints Our Sunday Visitor 1998 ISBN 0879735880 p. 249
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