Saint Derfel Gadarn
Also known as
- Cadarn
- Dervel the Mighty
- Gdarn
- Terbillius
- Turville
Profile
Born a prince, the son of King Hywel Mawr; grandson of Hoel I Mawr the Great. Brother of Saint Tudwal. Brother of Saint Arthfael. Soldier whose skill was celebrated the bards of his day; he fought in the battle of Camlan in 537. A life at war caused him to turn to religion. Hermit and then monk at Llantwit, Wales. Abbot of Ynys Enlli. Missionary. A wooden statue of Derfel on horseback was a great treasure of the church at Llanderfel; it was used in the pyre that burned Blessed John Forest.
Born
- 6 April 660 at Ynys Enlli, Bardsey, Wales of natural causes
- relics at Llanderfel, Merionethshire, Wales
- relics destroyed by order of Oliver Cromwell
MLA Citation
- “Saint Derfel Gadarn“. CatholicSaints.Info. 30 May 2020. Web. 22 May 2024. <>