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Saint Teilo (also Eliud) was a leader of the Celtic Christian
Celtic Christianity

Celtic Christianity, or Insular Christianity broadly refers to the Early Middle Ages Christian practice that developed in Britain and Ireland before and during the post-Roman period, when Germanic invasions sharply reduced contact between the broadly Celts populations of Britons and Irish with Christians on the Continent until their s...
 church in Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
 during the 6th century. His exact dates of birth and death are unknown but Penally
Penally

Penally is a village near Tenby in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. Penally is well known for Penally Abbey, a Gothic architecture-style country house now used as holiday accommodation....
 in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire is a county in the South West Wales of Wales in the United Kingdom....
 is considered his birthplace.

He was the son of Prince Ensig ap Hydwn ap Ceredig
Ceredig

Ceredig, king of Ceredigion, may have been born circa 420 AD in the Brythonic kingdom of Gododdin , centred on the Firth of Forth in the area known as Hen Ogledd....
 of Ceredigion
Ceredigion

Ceredigion is a Principal areas of Wales and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. In extent it is more or less identical to the historic county of Cardiganshire, and it was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later....
, and a contemporary of his father's cousin, Saint David
Saint David

Saint David was a church official; he was later regarded as a saint and as the patron saint of Wales. In contrast with the other national patron saints of the British Isles, Saints Saint George, Saint Andrew and Saint Patrick, David is a native of the country of which he is patron saint, and a relatively large amount of information is known...
, with whom he is said to have travelled to Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
 on pilgrimage
Pilgrimage

File:Supplicating Pilgrim at Masjid Al Haram. Mecca, Saudi Arabia.jpgIn religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long quest or search of great moral significance....
. Teilo is believed to have been both the Bishop of Llandeilo
Bishop of Llandaff

The Bishop of Llandaff is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff....
 and of St David's
Bishop of St David's

The bishop of St David's is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of St David's.The succession of bishops stretches back to Saint David who in the 6th century established his seat in what is today the St David's in Pembrokeshire, founding St David's Cathedral....
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Saint Teilo (also Eliud) was a leader of the Celtic Christian
Celtic Christianity

Celtic Christianity, or Insular Christianity broadly refers to the Early Middle Ages Christian practice that developed in Britain and Ireland before and during the post-Roman period, when Germanic invasions sharply reduced contact between the broadly Celts populations of Britons and Irish with Christians on the Continent until their s...
 church in Wales
Wales

native_name = Cymru|conventional_long_name = Wales|common_name = Wales|image_flag = Flag of Wales 2.svg|national_motto = ...
 during the 6th century. His exact dates of birth and death are unknown but Penally
Penally

Penally is a village near Tenby in Pembrokeshire, West Wales. Penally is well known for Penally Abbey, a Gothic architecture-style country house now used as holiday accommodation....
 in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire is a county in the South West Wales of Wales in the United Kingdom....
 is considered his birthplace.

He was the son of Prince Ensig ap Hydwn ap Ceredig
Ceredig

Ceredig, king of Ceredigion, may have been born circa 420 AD in the Brythonic kingdom of Gododdin , centred on the Firth of Forth in the area known as Hen Ogledd....
 of Ceredigion
Ceredigion

Ceredigion is a Principal areas of Wales and former kingdom in mid-west Wales. In extent it is more or less identical to the historic county of Cardiganshire, and it was reconstituted as a county under that name in 1996, reverting to Ceredigion a day later....
, and a contemporary of his father's cousin, Saint David
Saint David

Saint David was a church official; he was later regarded as a saint and as the patron saint of Wales. In contrast with the other national patron saints of the British Isles, Saints Saint George, Saint Andrew and Saint Patrick, David is a native of the country of which he is patron saint, and a relatively large amount of information is known...
, with whom he is said to have travelled to Jerusalem
Jerusalem

Jerusalem is the capital of Israel and its List of Israeli cities in both population and area, with a population of 747,600 residents over an area of if Positions on Jerusalem East Jerusalem is included....
 on pilgrimage
Pilgrimage

File:Supplicating Pilgrim at Masjid Al Haram. Mecca, Saudi Arabia.jpgIn religion and spirituality, a pilgrimage is a long quest or search of great moral significance....
. Teilo is believed to have been both the Bishop of Llandeilo
Bishop of Llandaff

The Bishop of Llandaff is the Ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of Llandaff....
 and of St David's
Bishop of St David's

The bishop of St David's is the ordinary of the Church in Wales Diocese of St David's.The succession of bishops stretches back to Saint David who in the 6th century established his seat in what is today the St David's in Pembrokeshire, founding St David's Cathedral....
. His head resides at Llandaff Cathedral
Llandaff Cathedral

Llandaff Cathedral is the seat of the Church in Wales Bishop of Llandaff, situated in the suburb of Llandaff in the city of Cardiff, the capital of Wales....
 after being kept for centuries on a farm at Maenclochog
Maenclochog

Maenclochog is a small village in Pembrokeshire, south-west Wales. It lies at the south of the Preseli Hills, about one mile southeast of the village of Rosebush....
 in Pembrokeshire
Pembrokeshire

Pembrokeshire is a county in the South West Wales of Wales in the United Kingdom....
. Bones found in St. David's Cathedral during restoration work at the turn of the 21st century were thought to be his, but scientific dating proved otherwise. Like most of the Welsh 'saint
Saint

A saint in Christianity is a human being who has been called to holiness. The term is used differently by various denominations, with some, such as the Anglicans, Methodists, and Lutherans distinguishing between Saints and saints....
s' of this period, Teilo was a monastic leader, and founded a 'llan' or monastic settlement which gave its name to the town of Llandeilo
Llandeilo

Llandeilo is a town in Carmarthenshire, south-west Wales, situated at the crossing of the River Tywi by the A483 road on an elegant stone bridge....
 in Carmarthenshire
Carmarthenshire

Carmarthenshire is a subdivisions of Wales in the South West Wales of Wales and one of thirteen counties of Wales. Its three largest towns are Carmarthen, Llanelli and Ammanford....
. Several other places bear his name, and he is also believed to have preached or taught in Brittany
Brittany

Brittany is a former independent Celtic nations monarchy and duchy, now incorporated into France. It is also, more generally, the name of the cultural area whose limits correspond to the historic province and independent duchy....
. He is one of the patron saint
Patron saint

A patron saint is a saint who is regarded as the intercessor and advocate in heaven of a nation, place, craft, activity, class, or person. Patron saints, because they have already transcended to the metaphysical, are able to intercede effectively for the needs of their special charges....
s of Llandaff Cathedral
Llandaff Cathedral

Llandaff Cathedral is the seat of the Church in Wales Bishop of Llandaff, situated in the suburb of Llandaff in the city of Cardiff, the capital of Wales....
, and is said to have founded the original monastery at there.

Saint Hywel
Saint Hywel

Saint Hywel was a little-known saint of the Celtic Christianity church in Wales during the 6th century. His exact dates of birth and death are unknown but he is thought to have been a disciple of Saint Teilo, and to have been a missionary in what is now West Wales....
 was one of Teilo's disciples.

His feast day is 9 February.

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