Saint Cynog or Canog of Wales | |
|---|---|
| Born | c. 434 AD Wales |
| Died | 5th century AD Wales |
| Cause of death | martyrdom |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox church |
| Feast | 7 October |
| Attributes | A young man with gingery hair, a Celtic tonsure and a torc holding a palm |
| Patronage | Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow |
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Cynog son of Brychan (Welsh: Cynog ap Brychan; born c. 434), also known as Saint Cynog or Canog[1] (Old Welsh: Kennauc), was an early Welsh saint and martyr. His shrine is at Merthyr Cynog in Wales and his feast day is observed on 7[2] or 9[3] October. In Ireland he is known as St. Mocheanog[4]
- ^ Online, Catholic. "St. Canog - Saints & Angels". Catholic Online. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ^ Moran, Patrick. Irish Saints in Great Britain. Gill (Dublin), 1879. Accessed 9 Feb 2013.
- ^ Tristam, Simon K. Exciting Holiness. Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd, 2007. Accessed 9 Feb 2013.
- ^ "Kilmacanogue". Wicklow Uplands. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 12 June 2023.