Govan | |
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 St Govan's Chapel, Pembrokeshire, built above the hermitage cell in the 13th century. | |
| Born | c. 500 AD County Wexford, Ireland.[1] |
| Died | St Govan's Chapel, Pembrokeshire 586 AD |
| Venerated in | Celtic Christianity Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| Feast | 26 March (8 April Old style) |
| Attributes | Celtic Rite |
Saint Govan (Welsh: Gofan; died 586) was a hermit who lived in a fissure on the side of coastal cliff near Bosherston, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales.[2] St. Govan's Chapel was built in the fissure in the 13th century on what is now known as St. Govan's Head.[2]
- ^ "St Govan's Chapel". Monkton Rectorial Benefice part of the Anglican (Episcopalian) Church in Wales in the Diocese of St Davids. Retrieved 28 April 2010.
- ^ a b Manners, Sarah (25 September 2008). "The holy wells of Wales". Western Mail. Wales. Retrieved 19 December 2009.