Erbin of Dumnonia

Erbin of Dumnonia

Erbin of Dumnonia was a 5th century King of Dumnonia (now the English West Country) and saint of Wales.

Monarch

Traditionally, Erbin was a King of Dumnonia, the son of Constantine Corneu and the father of Geraint. He chiefly appears in "Geraint and Enid", one of the Three Welsh Romances of the Mabinogion.

ainthood

Erbin appears as a saint in the "Bonedd y Saint" and is traditionally associated with Erbistock in Denbighshire. His feast day is 13 January. Gilbert Hunter Doble suggested he might be the same as Saint Ervan/Erme of Cornwall.

External links

[http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/0113.htm#erbi]


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