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Life. In his extreme old ag'e lie retired to the isle of Enli or 

 Bardsey, where he died and was huried. 



It is worth noting that it is supposed that he lived for a 

 while in a cell on an islet in the vast morass abont Glastonbury. 

 Padenbeorg-, now Pamlioro, is thought to recall Padarn.* 



We come to the chronology of his life. There is not much 

 on which to build. During the one and twenty years he was at 

 Llanbadarn, lie was harassed by King Arthur who died 537, and 

 by Maelgwn who died 547. He was only a youth arrived at 

 man's estate when he came to Wales with S. Cadfan, and then 

 he placed himself under Illtyd and visited his father in Ireland. 

 If we suppose that he left Llanbadarn about 548, then he went 

 there in 527 ; and allowing ten years for his training and his 

 visit to Ireland, he crossed over from Armorica in 517 ; and was 

 born about 490. But he was certainly older than his cousin 

 Samson, who is supposed to have died in 563. If Samson died 

 aged 80, he would have lieen born in 483, and he certainly was 

 not older than Padarn. It is more probable that the birth of 

 Padarn was 480 or even earlier. We have no data for hxing 

 his death, but it probably took place a few years before that of 

 S. Samson. 



A 12th century Welsh calendar gives as the day of 

 8. Padarn, April 15th and September 23rd. A pre-Norman 

 calendar, added to later at Evesham, gives only September 23rd. 

 AVhytford gives April 15, and malvcs no reference to the fable 

 of his having been Bishop of Vannes. 



The Grloucester calendars of 13th century (Bodl. MSS. 

 Rawlinson Litt. f. 1), and another in Jesus College, Oxford 

 (MS. ex.), and one of the loth century (B.M. Add. MSS. 30,506) 

 give April 15th. 



In Brittany the following give April 16th, — Missal of 

 Treguier of XY century, Missal of Vannes 1530, Breviary 

 of Vannes I58i), Proper of Vannes 1660, and 1757 and subsequent 

 Propria, also the Breviary of Quimper of 1660, 1701 and 1835, 

 and the Breviary of Leon 1736. 



• Canon Church : "The Western Antiquary," Vol. V. (1886) p. 79. 



