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After his return to
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The festival in honour of Saint Teilo is observed at different times of the year at different places: in Wales and at Saint Télo, on 9 February; at Dol, on 29 November; and on 25 November in the rest of the churches in
Brittany. Following
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among its members. However, that rather dubious connection to a northern dynasty seems to depend on the Iolo
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Teilo's education took place at two institutions directed by saints. The first was established by the renowned Church leader and educator
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Like many founder-bishops, they appear to have had experience in battle. Along with companions Aeddan and Ysfael, he traveled to
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The Lives of the
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in Wales was not observed on the 9th but eleven days later on the 20th or on the Sunday following that date.
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restored St. Teilo's shrine in
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pirate named Bwya, killed his cattle and burnt his fortress to the ground. He succeeded
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to subdue a belligerent winged dragon, which he tamed and tied to a rock in the sea off
Brittany.
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monk, bishop, and founder of monasteries and churches. He was from
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293:(St. Davids), where Dewi founded his abbey, and ousted an
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The Life of Saint Brychan: King of Brycheiniog and Family
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At least 25 churches and schools in Wales, Brittany, and
282:(or Dyfrig), while the second was the school directed by
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and were reported to have received the confession King
692:. Kessinger Publishing, 2005. Accessed 26 March 2013.
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St Teilo may have been known as Eliau or Eilliau in
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662:. Stteilosbishopton.co.uk. Archived from
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402:Saint Teilo, 15th-century France
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814:. S. Lewis and Co. p. 497.
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567:. Llandeilo.org. Archived from
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785:A Welsh Classical Dictionary
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312:St Teilo's Church, Llantilio
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342:Budic II of Brittany
1664:Bishops of Llandaff
1639:Children of Cunedda
1369:Marmaduke Middleton
660:"Who was St Teilo?"
1518:Lord George Murray
1263:Stephen Patrington
1165:Geoffrey de Henlaw
734:. Rich and Cowan.
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94:9 February (Wales)
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758:. Catholic online
630:Liber Landavensis
612:978-1-4392-0361-3
409:Roman Martyrology
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239:Biography
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1170:Iorwerth
1106:Bleiddud
1060:Morgeneu
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430:Cornwall
418:Armorica
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330:Dumnonia
326:Brittany
253:Euddogwy
193:, was a
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129:Teliarus
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1131:Wilfrid
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1045:Eneuris
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930:Gurnuru
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261:Cunedda
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