Cyfelach


Unidentified Saint, late fifteenth century, Church of St Mary, Beaumaris
Saint whose existence has been primarily derived from the place-name Llangyfelach. The dedication of the church is attested in the form Guffeliak by Browne Willis.

More information

Feast Day: Anhysbys/unknown

The feast day for Llangyfelach appears to have been 1 March, St Davids Day, due to the association of David with the church.

Texts

No medieval texts seem to refer to Cyfelach.

Places

The only place-name and church associated with Cyfelach is at Llangyfelach, near Swansea.

  Church
Dedication		  Well   Placename Landscape
feature		 Modern Text

1. Church of St David and St Cyfelach, Llangyfelach , Glamorgan (Dedication) Details
2. Llangyfelach, Llangyfelach , Glamorgan (Placename) Details


Online sources

Further reading

S. Baring-Gould and John Fisher The Lives of the British Saints (London: Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, 1908), 215–6    View online

Martin Crampin Welsh Saints from Welsh Churches (Talybont: Y Lolfa, 2023), 18

Heather James The Geography of the Cult of St David: A study of dedication patterns in the medieval diocese , 70–1

Images

A modern image of the saint can be found in Celtic Studios' west window at the Church of St Gabriel, Brynmill, Swansea.

View images of Cyfelach on the Stained Glass in Wales website