Dyfnan

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Saint Dyfnan ap Brychan was an obscure Welsh saint. He was sometimes accounted a son of Brychan, the invading Irish king of Brycheiniog.

Legacy

Llanddyfnan ("St Dyfnan's") was dedicated to him on Anglesey and claimed his relics.Baring-Gould, Sabine & al. [https://archive.org/stream/livesofbritishsa02bariuoft#page/396/mode/2up The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain, Vol. II, p. 396.] Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion (London), 1911. He is commemorated on 24 April.{{Cite web|url=http://www.celticsaints.org/2009/0424c.html|title = Celtic and Old English Saints - 24 April}}

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Category:Children of Brychan

Category:Welsh Roman Catholic saints

Category:5th-century Welsh people

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