Saint Gildas | |
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 Statue of Saint Gildas near the village of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys (France). | |
| Abbot | |
| Born | c. 450-500 Kingdom of Strathclyde |
| Died | 570 (traditional) Rhuys, Brittany |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church[1] Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion |
| Major shrine | Glastonbury Abbey (destroyed) Rhuys Church |
| Feast | 29 January |
| Attributes | Monk holding a Celtic bell or writing in a book |
| Patronage | Welsh historians; bell founders |
Gildas (English pronunciation: /ˈɡɪldəs/, Breton: Gweltaz; c. 450/500 – c. 570)[a][b] — also known as Gildas Badonicus, Gildas fab Caw (in Middle Welsh texts and antiquarian works) and Gildas Sapiens (Gildas the Wise) — was a 6th-century British monk best known for his scathing religious polemic De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, which recounts the history of the Britons before and during the coming of the Saxons. He is one of the best-documented figures of the Christian church in the British Isles during the sub-Roman period, and was renowned for his Biblical knowledge and literary style. In his later life, he emigrated to Brittany, where he founded a monastery known as Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys.
- ^ February 11 / January 29. https://www.holytrinityorthodox.com/htc/orthodox-calendar/
- ^ Higham. English Conquest: Gildas and Britain in the fifth century. p. i and p. 141
- ^ Sullivan. De excidio of Gildas: its authenticity and date. p. 171
- ^ a b Kerlouégan, Gildas
- ^ Dumville. The chronology of De Excidio Britanniae pp. 61–84
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