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Saint Eigrad was a 6th-century Pre-congregational saint of North Wales and Patron Saint of Llaneigrad.
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Life
He was a son of king Caw of Strathclyde, a Brother of Saints Gildas, and Samson of York and was a student of Saint Illtud
In 605AD he founded a church in Llaneugrad, Anglesey and his brother St Saint Gallgo, founded a church nearby. Today the two churches form the one parish.
Memorial
His feast day is 6 January, and is remembered in the villages of Egreas and Llaneigrad on Anglesey.
References
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