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Saint Gwladys ferch Brychan () or St Gladys (), daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog, was the queen of the saint-king Gwynllyw Milwr and the mother of Cadoc "the Wise", whose Vita may be the earliest saint's life to mention Arthur. Gwladys's other children were Cynidr, Bugi, Cyfyw, Maches, Glywys II and Egwine. Today her main church and associated school is in Bargoed.

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Born
30 April 1875
Died
1964
Works
51

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Gender
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Origin
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Instance of
human
Gender
female
Citizenship
Wales
Place of birth
Brecon
Place of death
Gelligaer
Spouse
Gwynllyw
Languages spoken
Welsh
Noble title
queen
Image
St Gwladus in Gwladus.jpg
Residence
Gelligaer
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date of birth
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feast day
March 29
canonization status
saint
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Saint Gwladys ferch Brychan () or St Gladys (), daughter of King Brychan of Brycheiniog, was the queen of the saint-king Gwynllyw Milwr and the mother of Cadoc "the Wise", whose Vita may be the earliest saint's life to mention Arthur. Gwladys's other children were Cynidr, Bugi, Cyfyw, Maches, Glywys II and Egwine. Today her main church and associated school is in Bargoed.

==Traditional history== The medieval lives of Cadoc (by Lifris c. 1086) and of Gwynllyw (c. 1120) preserve different legendary details of Gwladys. Among the best attested of all of Brychan's half-Irish saintly children, she is also mentioned in Welsh king-lists.

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