Tydfil
Welsh saint
title: "Tydfil" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["ancient-christian-female-saints", "5th-century-women", "welsh-princesses", "5th-century-christian-saints", "5th-century-christian-martyrs", "children-of-brychan", "female-saints-of-medieval-wales", "people-from-powys", "year-of-birth-unknown", "5th-century-welsh-people", "480s-deaths"] description: "Welsh saint" topic_path: "society/religion" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tydfil" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Welsh saint ::
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Saint Tydfil |
| death_date | |
| feast_day | 23 August |
| image | Llandaf, yr eglwys gadeiriol Llandaf Cathedral De Cymru South Wales 98.png |
| caption | Stained glass window of St Tydfil in Llandaff Cathedral |
| death_place | Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |
| canonized_date | Pre-Congregation |
| patronage | Merthyr Tydfil |
| :: |
|name=Saint Tydfil |death_date= |feast_day=23 August |image=Llandaf, yr eglwys gadeiriol Llandaf Cathedral De Cymru South Wales 98.png |caption=Stained glass window of St Tydfil in Llandaff Cathedral |death_place=Merthyr Tydfil, Wales |canonized_date=Pre-Congregation |patronage=Merthyr Tydfil Saint Tydfil (Welsh: Tudful; martyred ) is the legendary dedicatee of Merthyr Tydfil, Wales. The old parish church of St Tydfil, Merthyr Tydfil, is dedicated to her and is reputed to be the site of her death.
According to legend, Tydfil was the twenty-third daughter of Brychan, king of Brycheiniog, by his fourth wife. Tydfil was murdered with her brother Rhun in Merthyr Tydfil, by either Welsh pagans or Anglo-Saxon pagans, and buried in the town. The daughter church of St Tydfil's Well is in the area of Merthyr Tydfil known as 'The Quar' (quarry).
St Tydfil's Church in Llysworney in the Vale of Glamorgan is dedicated to her, as was a chapel in Llantwit Major church until it was given to Tewkesbury Abbey.
References
References
- (2011). "The Oxford Dictionary of Saints". Oxford University Press.
- (2002). "The Oxford Names Companion". Oxford University Press.
- Breverton, Terry. "100 Greatest Welsh Women".
- "Tydfil's Well, (site);ffynnon Dydfil". [[Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales]].
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