Dwynwen fled her home to a small island off North Wales, either running from heartbreak or fear of the king Maelgwn Gwynedd.
The stories about her are so muddied, in some versions she is heartbroken because her father wants her to marry and in another she is heartbroken because her father refused to let her marry. In all versions she asks God to let her never marry and becomes a nun
Interestingly she was one of many children (sources vary from around 14 to 60) one of her sisters was Saint Tydfil, the Martyr of Merthyr Tydfil. Who’s remains still rest in a church in the middle of Merthyr Tydfil
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Dwynwen fled her home to a small island off North Wales, either running from heartbreak or fear of the king Maelgwn Gwynedd.
The stories about her are so muddied, in some versions she is heartbroken because her father wants her to marry and in another she is heartbroken because her father refused to let her marry. In all versions she asks God to let her never marry and becomes a nun
Interestingly she was one of many children (sources vary from around 14 to 60) one of her sisters was Saint Tydfil, the Martyr of Merthyr Tydfil. Who’s remains still rest in a church in the middle of Merthyr Tydfil
Dydd Santes Dwynwen Happus!
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