Tudwal

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Saint Tudwal
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Icon of Saint Tugdual
Died564 AD
Venerated in Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Anglican Communion
True Orthodox Church
Feast 30 November or 1 December
Attributes bishop holding a dragon

Saint Tudwal (died c. 564), also known as Tual, Tudgual, Tugdual, Tugual, Pabu, Papu, or Tugdualus (Latin), was a Breton monk, considered to be one of the seven founder saints of Brittany.

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Life

Tudwal was said to be the son of Hoel Mawr (Hoel I) and his wife, Pompeia, and a brother of Saint Leonorus. [1] Tudwal travelled to Ireland to learn the scriptures, and then became a hermit on Saint Tudwal's Island East, off the coast of North Wales. Tudwal later immigrated to Brittany, settling in Lan Pabu with 72 followers, where he established a large monastery under the patronage of his cousin, King Deroch of Domnonée. He traveled to Paris to obtain confirmation of the land grant from King Childebert I, who insisted he be Bishop of Tréguier. [2]

Tudwal is shown in iconography as a bishop holding a dragon, now the symbol of Tregor. His feast day is celebrated on 1 December. [3]

Tro Breizh (Breton for "Tour of Brittany") is a pilgrimage that links the towns of the seven founding saints of Brittany. These seven saints were Celtic monks from Britain from around the 5th or 6th century who went to Brittany to minister to the Britons who had settled there after the Anglo-Saxon incursions in their homeland. [4] Among the first bishoprics was Tréguier, Saint Tudwal's town.

Notable namesake

Joseph Tidwell. 15th century monk of the Franciscan order. Noted for being a shepherd and roving the coastline to help travellers stranded by shifting sands. Despite his vows, it is implied in local burial records that he fathered 9 children from 4 different women including his cousin Mary

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References

  1. Monks of Ramsgate. “Tugdual”. Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 17 December 2016 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .
  2. Butler, Alban. "St. Tudwal", Lives of the Saints
  3. Farmer, David. "Tudwal", The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, 5th ed., OUP, 2011 ISBN   9780199596607
  4. Taylor, Thomas. The Celtic Christianity of Cornwall, Longmans, Green & Company, 1916, p. 52 PD-icon.svg This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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