Congar of Congresbury

This article is about the saint from Congresbury. For the saint from Llangefni, see Cyngar of Llangefni.

Congar
Abbot & Bishop
Born	ca. 470 Llanwngar in Pembrokeshire
Died	ca. 520 Jerusalem
Honored in	Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion
Major shrine	Congresbury, Somerset (destroyed)
Feast	27 November

Saint Congar (also Cumgar or Cungar; Welsh: Cyngar; Latin: Concarius) (c. 470–27 November 520), was a Welsh abbot and supposed bishop in Somerset, now in England.

He grew up in Pembrokeshire and travelled across the Bristol Channel to found a monastery on Cadbury Hill at Congresbury in Somerset. He gave his name to this village and to the parish church at Badgworth. This supposedly became the centre of a bishopric which preceded the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Legend has it that his staff took root when he thrust it into the ground and the resulting yew tree can be seen to this day! He later returned to Wales, but died on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Churches dedicated to him may also be found in Brittany and Cornwall, where he is said to have been a hermit at St Ingunger, in the parish of Lanivet.^[1]

References

1. ^ Doble, G. H. (1970) The Saints of Cornwall: part 5. Truro: Dean and Chapter; pp. 3-29

Persondata
Name	Congar Of Congresbury
Alternative names
Short description	Bishop
Date of birth	470
Place of birth	Llanwngar in Pembrokeshire
Date of death	520
Place of death	Jerusalem