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Deiniol

530 – 584

Welsh saint, first bishop of Bangor

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About Deiniol

Lived 530 – 584 (aged 53–54). Deiniol was a Welsh priest and bishop.

Legacy His cult in North Wales was quite extensive and several churches are dedicated to him, including Worthenbury near Wrexham and Hawarden, Flintshire in the north of Wales (as well as other churches in Flintshire). There are also dedicated churches at Llangarron, Llanfor, Llanuwchllyn, Eyton, and Itton; near Cardigan Bay there is a village of Llanddeiniol - "parish of St Deiniol" - which was once the name of Itton.

The church of Marchwiel is dedicated to Deiniol and there are also dedications at Itton in Monmouthshire and Llangarron in Herefordshire.

William Ewart Gladstone dedicated St Deiniol's Library, a residential library in Hawarden, Flintshire, for arts students, in 1896.

In the current Roman Catholic liturgical calendar for Wales and that of the Anglican Church in Wales, he is commemorated on the traditional date of 11 September.

His name has been given to the Deiniol Centre, a shopping centre in Bangor.

He may be referenced in the name of the hymn tune, St. Denio ("Immortal, invisible").

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Important facts

Born
530, Wales
Birth century
Died
584, Bardsey Island
Occupation
Also known as
St Deiniol

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Deiniol's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Deiniol?

Welsh saint, first bishop of Bangor

When was Deiniol born?

Deiniol was born in 530 in Wales.

When did Deiniol die?

Deiniol died in 584 in Bardsey Island.

What was Deiniol's occupation?

Deiniol was a priest and bishop.

What nationality was Deiniol?

Deiniol was Welsh.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Deiniol

· Wikidata: Q1183310

· DBpedia: Deiniol

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