For the Cornish king of the same name see King Cadoc For other uses, see Cornwall (disambiguation). ... According to William of Worcester, writing in the fifteenth century, Cadoc was the last of the Cornish royal line at the time of the Norman Conquest in 1066 and was appointed as the first Earl of Cornwall by William I of England. ...

Saint Cadoc
Saint Cadog as represented at Belz in Brittany
Abbot
Born	c. 500, traditionally Gwynllwg, in Monmouthshire
Died	580, Beneventum (see text)
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church; Anglican Communion
Major shrine	Llancarfan Abbey, now destroyed.
Feast	September 25, formerly January 24
Attributes	bishop holding a spear, crown at feet, sometimes accompanied by a pig or a mouse
Patronage	Glamorgan; Llancarfan; famine victims; deafness; glandular disorders
Controversy	place of death (see text)
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Saint Cadoc or Cadog, Abbot of Llancarfan, was one of the 6th century Welsh saints whose life touched King Arthur. The Abbey of Llancarfan, near Cowbridge in Glamorganshire, which he founded circa 518, became famous as a centre of learning. The prefix of his name means 'battle'. Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 241 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (844 × 2096 pixel, file size: 402 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Sculpture de Saint-Cado sur lîle de Saint-Cado sur la rivière dÉtel dans le Morbihan Bretagne (France). ... Historical province of Brittany, showing the main areas with their name in Breton language The traditional flag of Brittany (the Gwenn-ha-du), formerly a Breton nationalist symbol but today used as a general civic flag in the region. ... Abbots coat of arms The word abbot, meaning father, has been used as a Christian clerical title in various, mainly monastic, meanings. ... Events Possible date for the Battle of Mons Badonicus: Romano-British and Celts defeat an Anglo-Saxon army that may have been led by the bretwalda Aelle of Sussex (approximate date; suggested dates range from 490 to 510) Note: This battle may have influenced the legend of King Arthur. ... Gwynllwg was a kingdom of mediæval Wales and later a Norman lordship. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: ) is both a historic county and principal area in south-east Wales. ... Ethelbert becomes king of Kent. ... “Catholic Church” redirects here. ... Anglicanism commonly refers to the beliefs and practices of the Anglican Communion, the churches that are in full communion with the see of Canterbury. ... Eastern Orthodox shrine Buddhist shrine just outside Wat Phnom. ... Llancarfan is located several miles across the vale from Barry Llancarfan is a rural village and community, west of Barry near Cowbridge in the Vale of Glamorgan, in south Wales. ... The calendar of saints is a traditional Christian method of organising a liturgical year on the level of days by associating each day with one or more saints, and referring to the day as that saints day. ... is the 268th day of the year (269th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Saint symbology was important to people who couldnt read because they can figure out what symbols mean. ... Saint Quentin is the patron saint of locksmiths and is also invoked against coughs and sneezes. ... Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Welsh: ) is one of thirteen historic counties and former administrative counties of Wales. ... Llancarfan is located several miles across the vale from Barry Llancarfan is a village, west of Barry near Cowbridge, north-west of Rhoose, up a bit from Llancadle and a million years behind Llanbethery, in the Vale of Glamorgan, in south Wales. ... <nowiki>Insert non-formatted text hereBold text</nowiki>A famine is a social and economic crisis that is commonly accompanied by widespread malnutrition, starvation, epidemic and increased mortality. ... Image File history File links Gloriole. ... Llancarfan is located several miles across the vale from Barry Llancarfan is a village, west of Barry near Cowbridge, north-west of Rhoose, up a bit from Llancadle and a million years behind Llanbethery, in the Vale of Glamorgan, in south Wales. ... The 6th century is the period from 501 - 600 in accordance with the Julian calendar in the Christian Era. ... The Welsh are, according to Hastings (1997), an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language, which is a Celtic language. ... A bronze Arthur in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield wearing Kastenbrust armour (early 15th century) by Peter Vischer, typical of later anachronistic depictions of Arthur. ... Cowbridge (Welsh: Y Bont-faen) is a market town in the Vale of Glamorgan, south Wales. ... Glamorgan or Morgannwg is a maritime traditional county of Wales, UK, and was previously a medieval kingdom or principality. ... Events July 9 - Justin becomes Roman emperor September 29 - Severus, Patriarch of Antioch is deposed by a synod for his Monophysitism. ...

Cadoc's story appears in the Buchedd Cadog (or 'Life of Cadoc') written by Lifris of Llancarfan in circa 1100. It is of limited historical merit, but some details are of interest. He was a son of Gwynllyw (Latinized Gundleus), King of Gwynllwg in South Wales, a brother of Saint Petroc, but a robber chieftain who led a band of 300. His mother, Gwladys (Gladys) was the daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog who had been abducted in a raid, during which King Arthur acted as peacemaker. Cadoc's father later stole the cow of the Irish monk, St. Tathyw, and, when the monk came courageously to demand its return, the King decided in return to surrender his son to his care. Cadoc was raised at Caerwent in Monmouthshire by Tathyw, who later became a hermit. August 5 - Henry I becomes King of England. ... St Gwynllyw Milwr or St Gwynllyw Farfog, pronounced G-win-th-loo, is known in English in a corrupted form as St Woolos the Warrior or St Woolos the Bearded (Latin: Gundleus, Gundleius or Gwenleue). ... Gwynllwg was a kingdom of mediæval Wales and later a Norman lordship. ... Approximate extent of South East Wales. ... Saint Petroc (sometimes spelt Petrock, also Pedrog in Welsh and Perreux in French) (c. ... St Gwladys ferch Brychan or St Gladys (Latin-Claudia), was the beautiful Queen of Saint Gwynllyw Milwr and one of the famous saintly daughters of King Brychan of Brycheiniog. ... Brychan (Unknown date), legendary Welsh king with many saintly children who appear in varying forms in Celtic Hagiology. ... Brecknockshire, also known as Breconshire or, in Welsh, as Sir Frycheiniog is an inland traditional county of Wales, bounded to the north by Radnorshire, to the east by Herefordshire and Monmouthshire, to the south by Monmouthshire and Glamorganshire, and west by Carmarthenshire and Cardiganshire. ... A bronze Arthur in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield wearing Kastenbrust armour (early 15th century) by Peter Vischer, typical of later anachronistic depictions of Arthur. ... Caerwent is a village in Monmouthshire, Wales. ... Monmouthshire (Welsh: ) is both a historic county and principal area in south-east Wales. ...

In adulthood, Cadoc refused to take charge of his father's army, preferring to fight for Christ instead. He proselytized over a large area of Wales and Brittany. He built himself a hermitage at Llancarfan (now in the south of Glamorgan) that soon grew into a monastery, one of the most important in Wales where many holymen were trained. There was another foundation at Llanspyddid (3km W of Brecon), and he is credited with the establishment of churches in Dyfed, Cornwall and Brittany. About 528, after his father's death, he is said to have built a stone monastery in Scotland below 'Mount Bannauc' (generally taken to be the hill SW of Stirling down which the Bannockburn flows). It has been suggested that the monastery was where the town of St Ninians now stands, 2 kilometers south of Stirling. Cadoc went on pilgrimages to both Jerusalem and Rome and was distressed that the Synod of Llanddewi Brefi was held during one of these absences. He came into conflicts with kings Arthur, Maelgwn of Gwynedd and Rhain Dremrudd of Brycheiniog. At one time, he apparently lived as a hermit with Saint Gildas on an island in the Bay of Morbihan, off Vannes in Brittany. There are chapels dedicated to him at Belz and Locoal-Mendon in Morbihan and at Gouesnac'h in Finistère, where he is called upon to cure the deaf. His name is also the basis of some thirty Breton place-names. This article is about the country. ... Historical province of Brittany, showing the main areas with their name in Breton language The traditional flag of Brittany (the Gwenn-ha-du), formerly a Breton nationalist symbol but today used as a general civic flag in the region. ... Llancarfan is located several miles across the vale from Barry Llancarfan is a village, west of Barry near Cowbridge, north-west of Rhoose, up a bit from Llancadle and a million years behind Llanbethery, in the Vale of Glamorgan, in south Wales. ... Glamorgan or Glamorganshire (Welsh: ) is one of thirteen historic counties and former administrative counties of Wales. ... The Monmouthshire & Brecon Canal basin at Brecon, the starting point of the Taff Trail. ... Events February 13 - Justinian appoints a commission (including the jurist Tribonian) to codify all imperial laws that were still in force from Hadrian to the current date. ... This article is about the country. ... The centre of Bannockburn Telfords circular roadbridge over the Bannock Burn Bannockburn is a village immediately south of the city of Stirling in Scotland. ... Saint Ninian (c. ... The Synod of Brefi was a church council held at Llanddewi Brefi in the county of Ceredigion in Wales around 545. ... A bronze Arthur in plate armour with visor raised and with jousting shield wearing Kastenbrust armour (early 15th century) by Peter Vischer, typical of later anachronistic depictions of Arthur. ... Maelgwn ap Cadwallon (480-547, reigned from 520s?) (Latin: Maglocunus; English: Malcolm), also known as Maelgwn Gwynedd, Maelgwn Hir (the Tall) and Maelgwn I, was king of Gwynedd, and a character from Celtic mythology. ... Gildas (c. ... In the old city centre Harbour to cathedral Vannes (Breton: Gwened) is a town and commune located in the Morbihan département, in Brittany, in the west of France. ... , Coordinates , Administration Country Region Bretagne Department Morbihan Arrondissement Lorient Canton Belz Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Ria dÉtel Mayor Gérard Le Trequesser (2001-2008) Statistics Altitude 0 m–33 m Land area¹ 15. ... , Coordinates , Administration Country Region Bretagne Department Morbihan Arrondissement Lorient Canton Belz Intercommunality Communauté de communes de la Ria dÉtel Mayor Louis Hervé (2001-2008) Statistics Altitude 0 m–42 m Land area¹ 37. ... Morbihan is a département in the northwest of France named after the Morbihan (small sea in Breton), the enclosed sea that is the principal feature of the coastline. ... Finistère (Penn-ar-Bed in Breton) is a département of France, located in Brittany (Bretagne in French). ...

Cadoc later moved on to 'Beneventum'. Beneventum is not firmly identified. It is variously suggested as Benevento in Italy or, perhaps more likely, the Roman town of Bannaventa (5 kilometers east of Daventry in Northamptonshire) on the edge of Saxon territory in Britain. This latter hypothesis proposes that it was overrun by Saxons at this time, thus explaining both the killing of Cadoc and the prohibition on Britons entering the town to recover his body. Benevento is a town and comune of Campania, Italy, capital of the province of Benevento, 50 km northeast of Naples. ... Bannaventa was a small defended Roman settlement in England upon the Watling Street Roman road (now known as the A5). ... Holy Cross Church Daventry is a market town in Northamptonshire, England with a population of 22,367 (2001 census). ... Northamptonshire (abbreviated Northants or Nhants) is a landlocked county in central England with a population of 629,676 (2001 census). ... For other uses, see Anglo-Saxon. ...

Cadoc, with Illtud, is one of the three knights said to have become keepers of the Holy Grail. At Caerleon, a Roman centre of Monmouthshire, the much-rebuilt church dedicated to St Cadoc, though of Norman origin, stands on the foundations of the Roman legion headquarters, a sign of the Christianization of Roman sites after the legions departed Britannia. It may memorialize an early cell of Cadoc's, although an old tradition suggests that, in this case, Cadoc is a corruption of Cadfrod. For other uses, see Holy Grail (disambiguation). ... , Caerleon (Welsh: ) is a suburban village and community, situated on the River Usk in the northern outskirts of the city of Newport (of which it is also a electoral ward) in south-east Wales. ... History - Ancient history - Ancient Rome This is a List of Ancient Rome-related topics, that aims to include aspects of both the Ancient Roman Republic and Roman Empire. ... For the architectural structure, see Church (building). ... For other uses, see Britannia (disambiguation). ...

See also:

• Cambuslang

Cambuslang (Scottish Gaelic: Camas Long) is a suburban town on the south-eastern outskirts of Glasgow, Scotland located within the local authority area of South Lanarkshire. ...

External links

• The Church of St. Cadoc, Newton Mearns, East Renfrewshire
• Early British Kingdoms: St. Cadog Ddoeth, King of Gwynllwg & Penychen
• Patron Saints Index: Saint Cadoc of Llancarvan
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Eija Kennerley, "Saint Cadoc's Church, Caerleon" in Gwent Local History No. 50, Spring 1981