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After the death of S. Paul, in or about 570, lie was 

 succeeded by Cetomerin who died shortly after, and then Gelvin 

 became abbot and bishop of Leon. He probably died about 590. 



The legend of S. Grelvin is very late. It can not, as it 

 stands, have been written before the 12th century, but it is 

 probably based on earlier material. It, however, falls into gross 

 anachronism when it makes of the chief who befriended Gelvin, 

 Count Even, who belongs to the 10th century. 



See ' ' Saint Groulven, Texte de sa vie ancienne, avec notes et 

 commentaire," par A. de la Borderie, Eennes, 1892, 



The name of his father Glaudan is the Welsh Golendd-an, 

 and that of his mother, Gologwen is Golendd-gwen.'* They are 

 quite unknown to the Welsh. 



S. Gelvin' s day is July 1. 



S. Genes, Bishop, Confessor. 



The dedication of a church in the deanery of Trigg Minor 

 to S. Genys or Genes, leads to the suspicion that the original 

 founder belonged to the Brychan migration. And we find that 

 there was a Gwynys who was of the children, or rather grand- 

 children of Brychan ; he is accounted the founder of Llanwnwr, 

 in Cardiganshire. His day in the Welsh Calendars is Dec. 13. 

 The actor-martyr Genes has supplanted the original patron of S. 

 Genys, because he had the good fortune to find a place in the 

 Eoman Martyrology. 



S. Genes, M., at Eome is commemorated on Aug. 25. 



S. Genes, M., at Aries on the same day. 



In the Tavistock Calendar, S. Genes is on Aug. 25. 



But S. Genys was a church under Launceston Priory, and in 

 the Calendar of that church, the Saint was entered as an Arch- 

 bishop of Lismore in Ireland, and as one of three brothers of the 

 same name, who all lost their heads. S. Genys was conamemorated 

 at Launceston, on May 2nd and 3rd, and the Translation of his 

 head on July 19th. 



*The names derive from Golen, light, bright, 



