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But even so he could not find rest, and he left Llancarvan 

 and visited Brittany where he established himself in an island 

 in the lagoon of Etel, in Morbihan, However, just as his monks 

 began to settle themselves there and think it would be their 

 rest for ever, his impatience made him start off again and 

 return to Britain. A considerable amount of doubt exists as to 

 his end. Some think he went to Weedon in the county of North- 

 ampton and was there put to death by the Saxons. But whether 

 the martyr was the same man, is doubtful. He is said to have 

 had a well in Cornwall into which he poured water, brought by 

 him from the Jordan. 



The only trace of his presence in Cornwall is a Chapel that 

 bears his name at Padstow. In S. Veep there was a small 

 priory, the remains of which are at the present day erroneously 

 called S. Cadoc, the true dedication was to S. Caradoc. S. Oadoc 

 was reputed the author of a great many sayings and of some good 

 fables (lolo MSS. 560—573). Dr. Cuno Meyer, however, has 

 shown that these are none other than a Welsh version of the 

 pupular Medieeval Disticha Catonis. 



His feast is on Jan. 24 ; on that day he was commemo- 

 rated with S. Cynog, at Padstow. At Bodmin, on the same day, 

 according to William of Worcester. His Life states that he 

 died on Jan. 23. So say a Worcester Calendar of the 15th century 

 and a Welsh Calendar of the 12th. At Vannes, he is commemo- 

 rated on September 21. There his popular name is Cazou. He 

 died about 520. 



The name Cathmael signifies Man of War, but as, when he 

 became an abbot, " the weapons of his warfare were not carnal," 

 his name was changed to Cad, noble, excellent, with the suffix oc. 



S. Callawt, Confessor. 



In one of the mediaeval windows of S. Neot's church, this 

 saint is represented with a book in his right hand and a cross 

 in his left, habited, apparently, as a hermit. Beneath are the 

 arms of the Callawy or Calleway family. Sable a fess between 

 three daggers or. 



