:Saint Eigrad
{{Short description|Sixth-century Welsh saint}}
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Saint Eigrad or Eugrad was a sixth-century Welsh saint[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3071 St. Eigrad] at Catholic online.org. and the founder of St Eugrad's Church in Llaneugrad, Anglesey.Nicholas Carlisle, A topographical dictionary of Wales, a continuation of the topography of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Nicholas Carlisle, 1811) [https://books.google.com/books?id=ATITAAAAQAAJ&dq=Saint+Eigrad&pg=PT5 page].
Life
Eigrad is mentioned in Caradoc's Life of Gildas (12th century).[https://books.google.com/books?id=uG7YAAAAMAAJ&dq=Saint+Eigrad&pg=PA61 A Dictionary of Christian Biography (William Smith, Henry Wace, eds.) J. Murray, 1880, p. 61] He was a son of king Caw of Strathclyde, a brother of saints Gildas,Lewis, Samuel (1849). "Llaneugrad (Llan-Eigrad)". A Topographical Dictionary of Wales. and Samson of York[http://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-eigrad/ Monks of Ramsgate. "Eigrad". Book of Saints] 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 November 2012 {{PD-notice}} and was a student of Saint Illtud.{{cite book|last1=Baring-Gould|authorlink=Sabine Baring-Gould|first1=Sabine|last2=Fisher|first2=John|title=The Lives of the British Saints|date=1908|publisher=Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion|page=468|volume=2|url=https://archive.org/details/livesofbritishsa02bariuoft#page/468/mode/1up}}
This work is described at The Lives of the Saints (Baring-Gould).
In 605 ADLewis, Samuel (1849). "Llaneugrad (Llan-Eigrad)". A Topographical Dictionary of Wales. he founded a church at Llaneugrad, Anglesey{{Cite web|url=http://celticsaints.org/2014/0106d.html|title = Celtic and Old English Saints - 6 January}}[https://books.google.com/books?id=hblVAAAAcAAJ&dq=Saint+Eigrad&pg=RA1-PA266 The History of Wales, John Eddowes, 1832, p. 266] and his brother Gallgo, founded a church at Llanallgo, nearby.[http://www.royalcharterchurch.org.uk/history.html St Gallgo Parish Webpage] Today the two churches are in the same parish.
Memorial
His feast day is 6 January.
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Category:6th-century Christian saints
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