Gredifael Explained

Gredifael
Birth Date:	6th century
Death Date:	6th century
Feast Day:	13 November

Saint Gredifael (also spelt Gredivel, Gredivael or Credifael) is the patron saint and founder of St Gredifael's Church, Penmynydd, in Anglesey, Wales.^[1]

According to Enwogion Cymru, Gredifael was a saint who lived in the early part of the sixth century. He was one of the sons of Ithel Hael, and with his brother Flewyn was appointed to preside over the monastery of Pawl Hen, or Paulinus, at Tygwyn ar Dav, in Carmarthenshire.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The Diocese of Bangor, Parish of Penmynydd, St Gredifael's Church, Penmynydd . https://archive.today/20120729211259/http://www.churchinwales.org.uk/parishholding/bangor/b040-en/churches-en/st-gredifael_-en/church_view . dead . 2012-07-29 . 2011-11-15 .
2. Book: Williams, Robert . 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 . W. Rees . 1852 .