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[[file:Llanberis Eglwys Sant Padarn - Church of St Padarn, Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales 16.jpg|thumb|right|Llanberis Eglwys Sant Padarn - Church of St Padarn, Llanberis, Gwynedd.]]'''Saint Peris''' was a little-known [[Welsh people|Welsh]] [[saint]] of the [[Early Christianity|early Christian period]], possibly [[6th century]].<ref>Baring-Gould, Sabine (1907). ''Lives of the British Saints'.</ref> |
[[file:Llanberis Eglwys Sant Padarn - Church of St Padarn, Llanberis, Gwynedd, Wales 16.jpg|thumb|right|Llanberis Eglwys Sant Padarn - Church of St Padarn, Llanberis, Gwynedd.]]'''Saint Peris''' was a little-known [[Welsh people|Welsh]] [[saint]] of the [[Early Christianity|early Christian period]], possibly [[6th century]].<ref>Baring-Gould, Sabine (1907). ''Lives of the British Saints'.</ref> |
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He is referred to in the [[Bonedd y Saint]] as a 'Cardinal of [[Rome]]'. However, he may have been one of the many children of [[Helig ap Glannog]] of Tyno Helig. He is believed to have [[Hermit|retired to the solitude]] of [[Nant Peris]] in [[North Wales]], and [[St Peris' Church, Nant Peris|the church in the village]] is dedicated to him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nantperis.org.uk/history/church |title=Nant Peris Community Web Site: Church of St. Peris |publisher=Nantperis.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-09-20}}</ref> |
He is referred to in the [[Bonedd y Saint]] as a 'Cardinal of [[Rome]]'. However, he may have been one of the many children of [[Helig ap Glannog]] of Tyno Helig. He is believed to have [[Hermit|retired to the solitude]] of [[Nant Peris]] in [[North Wales]], and [[St Peris' Church, Nant Peris|the church in the village]] is dedicated to him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nantperis.org.uk/history/church |title=Nant Peris Community Web Site: Church of St. Peris |publisher=Nantperis.org.uk |date= |accessdate=2011-09-20}}</ref> |
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Ffynnon Peris (or Ffynnon y Sant) is a [[Water well|well]] in Nant Peris named after the saint, who according to tradition, kept two fish there and drank from it daily. The nearby village of [[Llanberis]] is also named after Peris, as is [[Llyn Peris]], a lake between Nant Peris and Llanberis. His [[feast day]] is 11 December. |
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Saint Cian was a soldier, who later became Perin's servant. He ended his life as a hermit in Caernarfonshire, Wales.<ref>[http://catholicsaints.info/book-of-saints-cian/ Monks of Ramsgate. “Cian”. ''Book of Saints'', 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 October 2012]</ref> A church dedicated to Saint Cían is located in Llangian, Gwynedd.<ref>[https://www.churchinwales.org.uk/structure/places/churches/?id=2016 "St Cian, Llangian", The Church in Wales]</ref> His feast day also falls on 11 December. |
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Saint Peris was a little-known Welsh saint of the early Christian period, possibly 6th century.[1]
He is referred to in the Bonedd y Saint as a 'Cardinal of Rome'. However, he may have been one of the many children of Helig ap Glannog of Tyno Helig. He is believed to have retired to the solitude of Nant Peris in North Wales, and the church in the village is dedicated to him.[2]
Ffynnon Peris (or Ffynnon y Sant) is a well in Nant Peris named after the saint, who according to tradition, kept two fish there and drank from it daily. The nearby village of Llanberis is also named after Peris, as is Llyn Peris, a lake between Nant Peris and Llanberis. His feast day is 11 December.
Saint Cian was a soldier, who later became Perin's servant. He ended his life as a hermit in Caernarfonshire, Wales.[3] A church dedicated to Saint Cían is located in Llangian, Gwynedd.[4] His feast day also falls on 11 December.
References
- ^ Baring-Gould, Sabine (1907). Lives of the British Saints'.
- ^ "Nant Peris Community Web Site: Church of St. Peris". Nantperis.org.uk. Retrieved 2011-09-20.
- ^ Monks of Ramsgate. “Cian”. Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 October 2012
- ^ "St Cian, Llangian", The Church in Wales
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