Cynllo


Cynllo
St. Cynllo Church, Llangynllo
Bornlate 5th century
Probably Brittany
Died6th century
Wales
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Anglican Communion
Orthodox Church[1]
Major shrineChurch of St Cynllo in Llangunllo, Wales[2]
Feast17 July

Saint Cynllo (Welsh pronunciation: [ˈkənɬɔ]) is a British saint, who lived in the late 5th and early 6th centuries, generally described as a brother of Saint Teilo. Cynllo was known for "...the sanctity of his life and the austerity of his manners."[3]

  1. ^ Hutchison-Hall, John (Ellsworth). Orthodox Saints of the British Isles, Vol. III, St. Eadfrith Press, 2014 ISBN 9780692257661
  2. ^ Church of St Cynllo, Llangynllo
  3. ^ Lewis, Samuel. "LLangynllo", A Topographical Dictionary of Wales, S. Lewis, 1840