Ffinian

Irish 5th century saint

Saint Ffinian was an Irish 5th century saint who worked in Wales.[1] He was a contemporary of Saint David who worked in Wales for thirty years establishing three churches.[2] He is said to have met Saint David in 530AD. His feast day is 23 February.

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1. ^ Gwynfor Evans, Land of My Fathers: 2000 Years of Welsh History (Y Lolfa, 1974) page 101.
2. ^ Rice Rees, An Essay on the Welsh Saints Or the Primitive Christians, Usually Considered to Have Been the Founders of the Churches in Wales (Google eBook) (Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longman, 1836) page 239.