Saint Gundleus, Confessor

March 29 Today is the feast day of Saint Gundleus.  Ora pro nobis. Troparion of St Gladys and St Gwynllyn   Rejoice, thrice-blessed Gladys, daughter of King Brychan, wife of holy Gwynllyn and mother of Saint Cadoc. O worthy Gwynllyn, thou didst forsake thy pagan warfare to fight as a Christian ascetic and didst end thy days as a hermit. We praise you, Gladys and Gwynllyn. (3) Saint Gundleus lived about 466-523. He is also known as Gwynllyw the Bearded (or possibly the Warrior), Woolo, Woollos. He was King Glywys Cernyw‘s eldest son and he inherited the main eastern portion of the Kingdom, bordering Gwent. (1) Saint Gundleus, who was formerly honoured with great devotion in Wales, was son to the king of the Dimetians in South-Wales. After the death of his father, though the eldest son, he divided the kingdom with his six brothers, who nevertheless respected and obeyed him as if he had been their sovereign. According to legend, he desired to marry Gwladys, daughter of Saint Brychan of Brecknock (f.d. April 6). When Brychan refused his daughter's hand, Gundleus kidnapped and married her. (One aspect of the legend has King Arthur helping to defeat the pursuing Brychan ...

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