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Saint Richard Gwyn
Saint Richard Gwyn

Saint Richard Gwyn

Also known as: Richard White

Saint
Post-Congregation

Feast Day

October 17

Died

October 1, 1584

Canonized

25 October 1970 by Pope Paul VI

Beatified

15 December 1929 by Pope Pius XI

Biography

Richard Gwyn, also known as Richard White (ca. 1537 – October 15, 1584), was a Welsh teacher and bard who wrote Christian and satirical poetry in the Welsh language during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. A Roman Catholic, he taught at illegal and underground schools despite the dangers posed by the Protestant regime....

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