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•Stuwl'urd to Guiigitnis g-ives iis a later form of a name closely 

 allied to that which prevailed in this Gvventiau royal family. In 

 Welsh it would be Gwynglyw. Owing to the douLt that must 

 prevail as to who the Olave of Exeter and Poughill was, I do 

 not give the life of S. Gwynllyw, although one of great interest. 



His day is INIarch '29 ; Init in Brittany June 29, hut has heen 

 transferred to Jvly o, as the former day is the eve of 88. Peter 

 and Paid. 



In art, S. Gwynllyw shovdd Ite represented as a king with a 

 white ox l)y his side, having a hlack spot l)et\veen his horns. 



The date of the death of Gwynllyw was altuut o50. He is 

 one of the saints invoked in the lOth century Exeter Litanj', 

 where his name is spelled Gwenleue. 



8. Padakx, Bishop, Confessor. 



There were three saints of this name, which is the Welsh 

 form of Patei'uus ; Init with only one of these are we concerned. 

 It is, nevertheless, necessary to enter briefly into the history, as 

 far as known, of the other two, because in the only Life that we 

 jjossess of 8. Padarn, all these have been rolled into one. 



The three of the name of Paternus are these : 



1. Paternus, first Bishop of Vannes, Avho was appointed to 

 the 8ee in a Council held at Vannes in 465 or within a year or 

 two of that date. Of him absolutely nothing else is known. 



2. Paternus, Bishop of Avranches, 552-570, whose Life 

 was written by Venantius Fortunatus. He was born at Poitiers 

 about 480, sent to the monastery of Eucion, now 8aint-Jouin, 

 then embraced a solitary life at 8isci, now 8aint-Pair near 

 Granville, about 510, was chosen bishop of Avranches in or 

 about 552, subscribed the decrees of the Council of Paris in 557 

 and died in 562. His mother's name was Julitta. 



3. Paternus or Padarn, son of Peclrwn and Gwen, his 

 wife. He was born in Armorica, migrated first to 8outh Wales 

 and then to Ireland. Returned to Wales and founded the 

 monastery and see of Llanbadaru Fawr in Cardiganshire, and 

 died about 550. A Ijife of this Padarn exists in tlie Collection 

 of Lives of Welsh Saints in Vesp. a. xiv, a M8. of the 12th or 



