Saint Eigrad

Saint Eigrad or Eugrad was a sixth-century Welsh saint[1] and the founder of St Eugrad's Church in Llaneugrad, Anglesey.[2]

St Eugrad's Church, Llaneugrad

Life

Eigrad is mentioned in Caradoc's Life of Gildas (12th century).[3] He was a son of king Caw of Strathclyde, a brother of saints Gildas,[4] and Samson of York[5] and was a student of Saint Illtud.[6]

In 605 AD[7] he founded a church at Llaneugrad, Anglesey[8][9] and his brother Gallgo, founded a church at Llanallgo, nearby.[10] Today the two churches are in the same parish.

Memorial

His feast day is 6 January.

References
  1. St. Eigrad at Catholic online.org.
  2. Nicholas Carlisle, A topographical dictionary of Wales, a continuation of the topography of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (Nicholas Carlisle, 1811) page.
  3. A Dictionary of Christian Biography (William Smith, Henry Wace, eds.) J. Murray, 1880, p. 61
  4. Lewis, Samuel (1849). "Llaneugrad (Llan-Eigrad)". A Topographical Dictionary of Wales.
  5. Monks of Ramsgate. "Eigrad". Book of Saints 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 November 2012 Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. Baring-Gould, Sabine; Fisher, John (1908). The Lives of the British Saints. Vol. 2. Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. p. 468.
    This work is described at The Lives of the Saints (Baring-Gould).
  7. Lewis, Samuel (1849). "Llaneugrad (Llan-Eigrad)". A Topographical Dictionary of Wales.
  8. "Celtic and Old English Saints - 6 January".
  9. The History of Wales, John Eddowes, 1832, p. 266
  10. St Gallgo Parish Webpage


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