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    Illtud (also spelled Illtyd, Eltut, and, in Latin, Hildutus), also known as Illtud Farchog or Illtud the Knight, is venerated as the abbot teacher of the...
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    Theodosius II. It is now generally accepted as having been founded by St. Illtud c. AD 508, from whom it derives its name. The current church building was...
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    to Ricca, the chief elder of Cornwall. The 12th-century Life of St Illtud says Illtud was the son of Rieingulid (daughter of Amlawdd Wledig), and cousin...
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    Mynydd Illtud is an extensive area of common land near Libanus, Powys, Wales, located in the Brecon Beacons National Park and some three miles south-west...
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    College of St. Illtud in Glamorgan, under the care of St Illtud, and was a companion of St Samson of Dol and St Paul Aurelian. His master Illtud loved him...
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    in 2021. Llanilltud Fawr, named for the Llan of Saint Illtud, was home to the Monastery of Illtud and the college known as Bangor Illtyd. It became one...
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  • Chulainn chariot-horses in the tale of the Táin Bó Cúailnge. In Wales, Saint Illtud was a very important Culdee figure in Celtic Christianity, he founded a...
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    Country Park, south of Port Talbot. The walk is named after Illtyd (or Illtud), a late-fifth / early-sixth century Welsh saint. The route skirts the fringes...
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    attested, saw the "Age of Saints" among the Welsh. Saint Dubric, Saint Illtud, and others first completed the Christianization of Wales. Unwilling or...
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    earlier parallels in Celtic stories of men who commanded the tides: Saint Illtud of Glamorgan, Maelgwn, king of Gwynedd, and Tuirbe of Tuirbe's Strand in...
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    prophecy concerning his birth his parents placed him under the care of Illtud, Abbot of Llantwit Fawr, where he was raised and educated. Samson later...
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    named after Welsh saints: Dewi (house colour: yellow), Dyfrig (green), Illtud (red) and Teilo (blue). The four houses annually compete in the "Gŵyl Glantaf"...
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    Ddoeth (Saint Cadoc, an important tutor of many Welsh saints including Illtud) spent seven years living as a hermit on the nearby Ynys Echni (Flat Holm)...
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    an early medieval monastery and school said to have been founded by St Illtud in the early 6th century, the forerunner of St Illtyd's Church, Llantwit...
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    gnomic poetry, the Mabinogion stories, and the 11th-century hagiography of Illtud. A character called Drystan appears as one of King Arthur's advisers at...
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  • Columba Columbanus Cuthbert David Dubricius Finnian of Movilla Gwynllyw Illtud Julius and Aaron Kentigern Malo Ninian Oudoceus Patrick Samson of Dol Teilo...
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    relationship of first cousins that is implied or stated between Arthur, Culhwch, Illtud, and Goreu fab Custennin depends upon all of their mothers being daughters...
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  • Columba Columbanus Cuthbert David Dubricius Finnian of Movilla Gwynllyw Illtud Julius and Aaron Kentigern Malo Ninian Oudoceus Patrick Samson of Dol Teilo...
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    Columba Columbanus Cuthbert David Dubricius Finnian of Movilla Gwynllyw Illtud Julius and Aaron Kentigern Malo Ninian Oudoceus Patrick Samson of Dol Teilo...
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  • Holland, Chair & Director for England; John Cooke, Director for Scotland; Illtud Dunsford, Director for Wales; and Paula McIntyre, Director for Slow Food...
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  • American rapper (b. 1994) Christian feast days: Barlaam of Khutyn Demetrian Illtud Leonard of Noblac Melaine of Rennes Winnoc November 6 (Eastern Orthodox...
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  • version of the legend of Merlin, here called Lailoken) Vita Sancti Illtud c. 1190s (Illtud came across from Brittany to visit his cousin Arthur's court. King...
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    famous from the era of the British church as a centre of learning, where Illtud spent the first period of his religious life under Cadoc's tutelage. Cadoc...
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  • and who founded a monastery at nearby Hentland. He was followed by Saint Illtud, who established a school in Llantwit Major which soon became an important...
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    Breton saints, including those of Cadoc, Carantoc, Gildas, Goeznovius, Illtud, and Paternus. The Legenda Sancti Goeznovii is a hagiography of the Breton...
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    who is chief of neighbouring Penychen. Paul first was a pupil of Saint Illtud at Llantwit Major. Later, he studied on Caldey Island with Samson of Dol...
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    corresponding closely to the model used elsewhere in the Christian world. Illtud, David, Gildas, and Deiniol were leading figures in 6th-century Britain...
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    settlements throughout the country, by religious leaders such as Saint David, Illtud and Saint Teilo. One of the reasons for the Roman withdrawal was the pressure...
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    cynghanedd. The Welsh Dragon on a trig point at Twyn y Gaer hill fort, Mynydd Illtud. The Welsh Dragon motif of Felinfoel Brewery. Red Dragon sculpture, Welsh...
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    were educated in monastic settlements, which were centres of learning. Illtud established one at Llantwit Major which was particularly known for its scholarship...
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