Saint Tewdrig ap Teithfallt
Also known as
- Tewdrig ap LLywarch
- Tewdrig of Tintern
- Tewdrig of Glamorgan
- Theodoricus
- Theodoric
- Theoderick
- Teudrig
- Tewdric
- Tudric
- 1 April
- 3 January on some calendars
- 12 September on some calendars
Profile
Born a prince, the son of King Ceithfalt of Morganwg; he became king upon his father‘s death. A great supporter of the Church, Tewdrig abdicated in favour of his son Meurig, and then retired to live as a prayerful hermit at Tintern, Montmouthsire, Wales. When the pagan Saxons led by Ceolwulf invaded the region, Tewdrig left his hermitage, took up arms again, led his troops into battle, defeated the Saxons at Pont-y-Saeson, but died from wounds received in the fight. Considered a martyr as he died defending his Christian realm from pagans.
Born
- 5th to 6th century
- c.540 in the area of Mathern, Wales of wounds received in battle, possibly a head wound based on descriptions of his skull seen in 1615
- a church named Marthyr Tewdrig was built over the grave, and the town of Mathern grew up around it
MLA Citation
- “Saint Tewdrig ap Teithfallt“. CatholicSaints.Info. 23 July 2023. Web. 5 May 2024. <>