Saint Deiniol (died c. 584) is a Christian saint from Wales. Very little is known of the saint's life, but he is reported to have been the first Bishop of Bangor, consecrated in 545 by Saint David. The present Bangor Cathedral is dedicated to Deiniol and is said to be on the site where Deiniol's first monastery stood. His feast day is September 11. Events The Visigoths conquer the Suevi kingdom in Spain. ... A small selection of Christian saints are listed below in alphabetical order by Christian name, but if necessary by surname, the place or attribute part of name as well. ... National motto: Cymru am byth (Welsh: Wales for ever) Waless location within the UK Official languages English, Welsh Capital Cardiff Largest city Cardiff First Minister Rhodri Morgan Area  - Total Ranked 3rd UK 20,779 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 3rd UK 2,903,085 140/km² NUTS 1... The Bishop of Bangor is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Bangor. ... Events The Ostrogoths besiegeRome. ... The Flag of Saint David. ... September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ...

A Latin life of Deiniol has been preserved in Peniarth MS226 transcribed by Sir Thomas Williams of Trefriw in 1602. He is said to have been the son of Dunawd, son of Pabo Post Prydain. The family originally held lands in what is now northern England, but lost these and were given lands by the king of Powys, Cyngen ap Cadell. Deiniol is said to have studied under Caradog of Llancarfan and later was given land by Maelgwn Gwynedd king of Gwynedd to found a monastery on the site where Bangor Cathedral now stands. He attended the Synod of Llanddewi Brefi in c. 545 with St. David when the subject of rules for penance was being discussed. Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Inter. ... The Kingdom of Powys was one of several kingdoms that ruled a part of modern Wales. ... Maelgwn ap Cadwallon (480-547, reigned from 520s?) (Latin: Maglocunus; English: Malcolm), also known as Maelgwn Gwynedd and Maelgwn Hir (the Tall), was king of Gwynedd, and a character from Celtic mythology. ... Gwynedd was one of the kingdoms or principalities of medieval Wales. ...

He was also probably the founder of the monastery of Bangor-on-Dee (Bangor Iscoed or Is-y-coed), Flintshire, though his father Dunawd was said to have been Abbot here and may have been the founder. The church of Hawarden in Flintshire is dedicated to Deiniol. William Gladstone dedicated Saint Deiniol's Library, a library for arts students, in 1896. The church of Marchwiel is also dedicated to Deiniol and there are also dedications at Itton in Gwent and Llangarran in Herefordshire. He is also venerated in Brittanny as Saint Denoual. A monastery is the habitation of monks, derived from the Greek word for a hermits cell. ... Bangor-on-Dee or Bangor-is-y-Coed is a village in Maelor in the county borough of Wrexham in North Wales, United Kingdom. ... Flintshire (Welsh Sir y Fflint) is a county in northern Wales. ... Hawarden (pronounced Harden; Welsh: Penarlâg) is a small town in North Wales a few miles from the city of Chester. ... William Ewart Gladstone (December 29, 1809 - May 19, 1898) was a British Liberal politician and Prime Minister (1868-1874, 1880-1885, 1886 and 1892-1894). ... St Deiniols Library (Welsh: Llyfrgell Deiniol Sant) is a library in Hawarden, Flintshire, Wales. ... 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Gwent is the area of south-easternmost Wales, bordering on the Welsh Marches of southwest England. ...

According to the Annales Cambriae, Deiniol died in 584 and was buried on Bardsey Island. His name has been given to the Deiniol Centre, a shopping centre in Bangor. Annales Cambriae, or The Annals of Wales, believed to date from 970, is a chronicle of events thought to be significant occurring during the years 447-954. ... Bardsey Island (Welsh: Ynys Enlli) lies off the Lleyn peninsula, in Gwynedd, Wales. ...

References

S. Baring-Gould and John Fisher (1908) The Lives of British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and such Irish Saints as have dedications in Britain (C.J. Clark)