Saint Tecwyn

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Tecwyn
Born	6th century
Died	6th century
Feast	14 September

Saint Tecwyn is the patron saint and founder of Llandecwyn in the Welsh county of Gwynedd.

According to Enwogion Cymru, he was the son of Ithel Hael, and came to Britain with Saint Cadfan, in the time of Vortigern "who procured wise men and divines from Gaul, now called France, to renovate Christianity in this Island, in consequence of the decay and failure that had befallen the faith in Christ."^[1]

References

↑ Enwogion Cymru, A Biographical Dictionary of Eminent Welshmen, from the Earliest Times to the Present, and Including Every Name Connected with the Ancient History of Wales By Robert Williams, Llandovery, 1852. URL: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=_wMGAAAAQAAJ

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Name	Tecwyn
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Short description	British saint
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