Saint Eurgain ach Maelgwn Gwynedd

510 · Medieval

Feast day: June 29

Biography

Eurgain ferch Maelgwn Gwynedd was a 6th-century saint, one of a small number of native female saints of Gwynedd. She married Elidir Mwynfawr, who was killed in battle either against an invasion from the north or in a rebellion against Maelgwn. Another version of the story states that she was in love with a Saxon chieftain who was fighting against her father. She was buried on a hillock near Rhuddlan.

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