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Peirio

b. 401

Welsh saint

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About Peirio

Born 401.

The church from the south-west, showing the porch to the leftSaint Peirio was a 6th-century pre-congregational saint of Wales and a child of King Caw of Strathclyde.

Biography In 605AD he founded a church at Rhosbeirio on Anglesey Island, North Wales. Writing in 1861, Harry Longueville Jones said of St Peirio's church that it was "one of the humblest ecclesiastical buildings in Anglesey" and that there were "no architectural features in this church worthy of delineation."

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Important facts

Born
401
Birth century
Also known as
Saint Peirio, St. Peirio, St Peirio

Frequently asked questions

Who was Peirio?

Welsh saint

When was Peirio born?

Peirio was born in 401.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Peirio

· Wikidata: Q17984787

· DBpedia: Peirio

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