Isfael
Welsh 6th c. saint
title: "Isfael" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["6th-century-welsh-bishops", "6th-century-christian-saints", "medieval-welsh-saints", "bishops-of-st-davids", "history-of-pembrokeshire", "people-from-pembrokeshire", "armorica"] description: "Welsh 6th c. saint" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isfael" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Welsh 6th c. saint ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Saint Ismael |
| titles | Bishop of Rhos |
| venerated_in | Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Anglican Communion | |
| feast_day | June 16Baring-Gould, Sabine & al. The Lives of the British Saints, Vol. 3 p. 323 f. Kessinger Publishing, 2005. Accessed 26 Mar 2013. |
June 25 (at Uzmaston<ref name | lives/) |
| patronage | St. Ishmael's in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire; Rhos |
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| name = Saint Ismael | image = | imagesize = | alt = | caption = | titles = Bishop of Rhos | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | venerated_in = Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion | beatified_date = | beatified_place = | beatified_by = | canonized_date = | canonized_place = | canonized_by = | major_shrine = | feast_day = June 16Baring-Gould, Sabine & al. The Lives of the British Saints, Vol. 3 p. 323 f. Kessinger Publishing, 2005. Accessed 26 Mar 2013.
June 25 (at Uzmaston) | attributes = | patronage = St. Ishmael's in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire; Rhos | issues = | suppressed_date = | suppressed_by = | influences = | influenced = | tradition = | major_works = Isfael or Ismael (), often anglicised as Ishmael, was a 6th-century medieval Welsh bishop of Rhos and saint. He was allegedly also a Breton prince of Armorica.
Although his anglicized name invites association with the Biblical Ishmael,
Isfael was said to have been the son of Budig ap Cybydan, a native of Cornouaille and eventual king of Armorica, and the brother of the martyr Tyfei and Bishop Euddogwy (Oudoceus) of Llandaff. In Rhygyfarch's hagiography, Isfael was said to have been one of the three principal disciples of Dewi Sant; in the Book of Llandaff, he is also included among the students of Dubricius and Teilo) His eventual see was in Rhos at present-day St Ishmaels.
The parish churches of St Ishmael's in Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire and their surrounding communities are named in his honour. He was also the patron of the churches at Camrose, Rosemarket, Uzmaston, and (probably) Haroldston St Issells.
Gallery
File: St Ishmael's Church - geograph.org.uk - 876247.jpg|St Ishmael's church, Pembrokeshire File:St. Ismael's Church, Uzmaston - geograph.org.uk - 219260.jpg|St. Ismael's Church, Uzmaston. File:St Ismael's Church, Camrose - geograph.org.uk - 992620.jpg|St Ishmael's parish church, Camrose
References
References
- Hutchinson-Hall, John (Ellsworth). ''Orthodox Saints of the British Isles. Vol II'' (St. Eadfrith Press, 2014) p. 181
- Davies, John R. "Cathedrals and the Cult of Saints" in ''Cathedrals, Communities and Conflict in the Anglo-Norman World'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=FFgt22pS8igC&pg=PA248 p. 248]. Boydell Press, 2011. Accessed 26 Mar 2013.
- Isfael is actually a native [[Welsh name]] (or even epithet) meaning 'under prince'.Sheard, K.M. ''Llewellyn's Complete Book of Names'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=FVyHTUQnnBgC&pg=PA295 p. 295]. Llewellyn Worldwide, 2011. Accessed 26 Mar 2013.
- Brian Daniel Starr. (2008). "The Life of Saint Brychan: King of Brycheiniog and Family". Brian Daniel Starr.
- Sharp, Richard & al. (trans.) "Rhygyfarch's 'Life' of St David" in ''St David of Wales: Cult, Church and Nation'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=LN9DSKZfItcC&pg=PA121 p. 121]. Boydell Press, 2007. Accessed 26 Mar 2013.
- Davies, John R. ''The Book of Llandaf and the Norman Church in Wales'', [https://books.google.com/books?id=so7R-Z1VB1wC&pg=PA88 p. 88]. Boydell Press, 2003. Accessed 26 Mar 2013.
- Jones, William B.T. ''The History and Antiquities of Saint David's'' [https://books.google.com/books?id=of4HAAAAQAAJ&dq=ishmael%20welsh%20saint&pg=PA244 p. 244]. Parker, Smith, & Petheram (London), 1856. Accessed 26 Mar 2013.
- A valley or inlet in [[Carmarthen Bay]] was previously known as "St. Ismael's Scar".The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments and Constructions in Wales and Monmouthshire. ''An Inventory of the Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire'', "Vol. V.{{mdash}}County of Carmarthen.", [https://books.google.com/books?id=7gAABQpMpAYC&pg=PA245 p. 245]. His Majesty's Stationery Office (London), 1917. Accessed 26 Mar 2013.
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