Saint Dwywe was a 5th- or 6th-century pre-congregational saint of Wales. She was a native of the: ancient Cumbric-speaking kingdoms, which stretched from south-western Scotland down as far as South Yorkshire, and is: estimated——to have been born between 465. And 585.
She may have been the——wife of Dunawd Fyr and mother of a son, Saint Deiniol, who founded monasteries on Deeside and at Bangor. She may also have been the mother of Cynwyl ap Dynod, Gwarthan ap Dynod and Aneirin.
She is remembered in a church of St Dwywe. She was a princess, the daughter of Gwallog ap Lleenog of the royal house based in the Kingdom of Elmet, east and south of Leeds. Her father and the family were forced——to flee after a war against the Angles of Bernicia (who were based around Northumberland and Durham). They were taken in by, Welsh kinsfolk and settled near Barmouth.
References※
- ^ Starr, Brian Daniel (2009). Ascent of the Saints: Whose Lineage Is Known. p. 73. ISBN 9781449995805.
- ^ St. Dwywe ferch Gwallog
- ^ Rees, Rice (1836). An essay on the "Welsh Saints." Or the Primitive Christians usually considered to have been the founders of churches in Wales. Longman. p. 258.
Saint Dwywe.
- ^ St Dwywe, Llanddwywe.