Aelhaiarn

Not to be confused with the Saint Aelhaiarn who was a disciple of St. Dubricius.

Saint Aelhaiarn
Saint Aelhaiarn with a cowbell (from a 15th-century stained-glass window in Plogonnec, Brittany[1])
BornPowys
Died7th century
Llŷn
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Major shrineGuilsfield
Llanaelhaearn
Feast2 November (lapsed)
PatronageGuilsfield
Llanaelhaearn

Saint Aelhaiarn or Aelhaearn (Welsh for "Iron Eyebrows";[1] fl. early 7th century) was a Welsh confessor and saint of the British Church. He was a disciple of Saint Beuno. His feast day was usually observed on 2 November, although it is sometimes recorded as the 1st[1] and is no longer observed by either the Anglican[2] or Catholic church in Wales.[3]

  1. ^ a b c Baring-Gould, Sabine & al. The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain, Vol. I, pp. 101 ff. Chas. Clark (London), 1908. Hosted at Archive.org. Accessed 18 November 2014.
  2. ^ The Church in Wales. "The Book of Common Prayer for Use in the Church in Wales: The New Calendar and the Collects Archived 15 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine". 2003. Accessed 18 November 2014.
  3. ^ The Catholic Church in England and Wales. "Liturgy Office: November 2015". Catholic Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, 2014. Accessed 18 November 2014.