Tanwg

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name=Tanwg
birth_date=6th century
death_date=6th century
feast_day=10th October
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Saint Tanwg is the patron saint of Llandanwg, Gwynedd, Wales. He is presumed to be the founder of the small church at Llandanwg. The church is medieval, probably dating from the 13th century, however there are two 6th century inscribed stones which indicates much earlier activity, and it has probably been a place of worship from the early 5th century. [Llandanwg - Llanddyvnan', A Topographical Dictionary of Wales (1849), pp. 505-11. URL: http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.asp?compid=47844] The parish church of Harlech, which was built in 1840 to replaced that of Llandanwg is also dedicated to Saint Tanwg [cite web | url = http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/bangor/diocese/parish_details/ardudwy/sttanwgharlech.html
title = The Diocese of Bangor, Deanery of Ardudwy, St Tanwg, Harlech
accessdate = 2008-09-05] .

Saint Tanwg is said to have been the son of Ithel the Generous of Armorica [The Cambrian Quarterly Magazine and Celtic Repository, volume II (1830), page 11. URL: http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=3KI2AAAAMAAJ] .

According to Enwogion Cymru, Tanwg was 'a saint who lived in the early part of the sixth century. He was one of the sons of Ithel Hael and he accompanied St Cadvan from Armorica to Wales He was a member of the college of Bardsey and he founded the church of Llandanwg in Ardudwy Merionethshire in which parish is situated the town of Harlech. He was the brother of Baglan, Trillo, Tegai, Twrog, Gredivel, Flewyn and Llechid, and was commemorated October 10' [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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