St. Tudwal

Thanks to everyone who has stuck by me through 28 days of Saints (sorry I missed a couple). Your patience and perseverance is appreciated. To give credit where it is due, most of my information is courtesy of Wikipedia and Catholic.org.

For our final Saint of the Month, I have chosen a Saint whose Feast Day is today - St. Tudwal (also known as Tual, Tudgual, Tugdual, Tugual, Pabu, Papu, or Tugdualus (Latin) - so lots of options to give your baby an unusual Saint's name). Tidwal was a sixth century Welsh monk and bishop. He journeyed to Brittany, France, with his mother, sisters and other relatives. The Celtic language of Brittany was easily understood by Welsh speakers. He established a large monastery under the patronage of his cousin, King Deroch of Domnonée. He is considered to be one of the seven founder saints of Brittany.