Asaph | |
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Bishop | |
Born | early 6th century what is now Northern Wales, UK |
Died | St Asaph, Flintshire (historically), Denbighshire (modern) | 1 May 596
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church[1] Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion |
Major shrine | St Asaph Cathedral, Flintshire (destroyed) |
Feast | 1 May, 5 May, 11 May |
Attributes | Bishop with a book, or monk carrying hot coals |
Patronage | St Asaph |
Saint Asaph (or Asaf, Asa) was, in the second half of the 6th century, the first Bishop of St Asaph, i.e. bishop of the diocese of Saint Asaph.