Saint Flewyn Explained

Flewyn
Birth Date:	6th century
Death Date:	6th century
Feast Day:	not known

Saint Flewyn is the patron saint and founder of St Fflewin's Church, Llanfflewin, in Anglesey, Wales.^[1]

According to Enwogion Cymru, Flewyn 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 Gredifael 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, Deanery of Twrcelyn, St Fflewin, Llanfflewin . 2010-10-30.
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. 1852. W. Rees .