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'''Dubricius''' or '''Dubric''' ({{lang-cy|Dyfrig}}; [[Norman-French]]:&nbsp;''Devereux''; c. 465 &ndash; c. 550) was a 6th-century [[Britons (historical)|British]] ecclesiastic venerated as a saint. He was the evangelist of [[Ergyng]] ({{lang-cy|Erging}}) (later [[Archenfield]]) and much of [[South Wales|southeast Wales]].
'''Dubricius''' or '''Dubric''' ({{lang-cy|Dyfrig}}; [[Norman-French]]:&nbsp;''Devereux''; c. 465 &ndash; c. 550) was a 6th-century [[Britons (historical)|British]] ecclesiastic venerated as a [[saint]]. He was the evangelist of [[Ergyng]] ({{lang-cy|Erging}}) (later [[Archenfield]], [[Herefordshire]]) and much of [[South Wales|south-east Wales]].


==Biography==
==Biography==
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Dubricius was the illegitimate son of Efrddyl, the daughter of King [[Peibio Clafrog]] of [[Ergyng]]. His grandfather threw his mother into the [[River Wye]] when he discovered she was pregnant, but failed to drown her. Dubricius was born in [[Madley]] in [[Herefordshire]], England. He and his mother were reconciled with Peibio when the child Dubricius touched him and cured him of his [[leprosy]].<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/livesofbritishsa02bariuoft#page/362/mode/2up Baring-Gould, Sabine and Fisher, John, ''The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and such Irish Saints as have dedications in Britain'', Vol.2, p.363, Charles J. Clark, London, 1908]</ref>
[[File:St_Dubricius_in_Holy_Trinity_Church,_Abergavenny.jpg|thumb|left|Dubricius in Holy Trinity Church, Abergavenny]]
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Dubricius was the illegitimate son of Efrddyl, the daughter of King [[Peibio Clafrog]] of Ergyng. His grandfather threw his mother into the [[River Wye]] when he discovered she was pregnant, but was unsuccessful in drowning her. Dubricius was born in [[Madley]] in [[Herefordshire]], [[England]]. He and his mother were reconciled with Peibio when the child Dubricius touched him and cured him of his [[leprosy]].<ref>[http://archive.org/stream/livesofbritishsa02bariuoft#page/362/mode/2up Baring-Gould, Sabine and Fisher, John, ''The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and such Irish Saints as have dedications in Britain'', Vol.2, p.363, Charles J. Clark, London, 1908]</ref>


Dubricius founded a monastery at [[Hentland]] and then one at [[Moccas]].<ref name=butler>[http://www.bartleby.com/210/11/142.html Butler, Rev. Alban, ''The Lives of the Saints'', Volume XI, 1866]</ref> He became the teacher of many well-known [[Wales|Welsh]] saints, including [[Teilo]] and [[Samson of Dol|Samson]]. The sick were healed, and cured of various disorders by the laying on of his hands.<ref>[[William Jenkins Rees|Rees, W. J.]] ed., [http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/dubricius.html ''The Liber Landavensis''], The Welsh MSS. Society. Llandovery, W. Rees, 1840</ref> Dedications at [[Porlock]] and near [[Luscombe]] on the [[Exmoor]] coast of [[Somerset]] may indicate that he also travelled in that area. He later became [[Bishop of Llandaff|Bishop of Ergyng]],<ref name=butler/> possibly with his seat at [[Weston under Penyard]], and probably held sway over all of [[Glamorgan]] and [[Kingdom of Gwent|Gwent]], an area that was later known as the [[diocese of Llandaff]]. However, he may have merely been a bishop for the purpose of ordaining priests, not as administrative head of the church over a geographical area. Dubricius was good friends with Saints [[Illtud]] and [[Samson of Dol|Samson]], and attended the [[Synod of Brefi|Synod of Llanddewi Brefi]] in 545, where he is said to have resigned his see in favour of [[Saint David]]. He retired to [[Bardsey Island]] where he was eventually buried before his body was transferred to [[Llandaff Cathedral]] in 1120.
Noted for his precocious intellect, by the time he attained manhood he was already known as a scholar throughout Britain.<ref name=Toke/> Dubricius founded a monastery at [[Hentland]] and then one at [[Moccas]].<ref name=butler>[http://www.bartleby.com/210/11/142.html Butler, Rev. Alban, ''The Lives of the Saints'', Volume XI, 1866]</ref> He became the teacher of many well-known [[Wales|Welsh]] saints, including [[Teilo]] and [[Samson of Dol|Samson]] and also healed the sick of various disorders through the laying on of hands.<ref>[[William Jenkins Rees|Rees, W. J.]] ed., [http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/dubricius.html ''The Liber Landavensis''], The Welsh MSS. Society. Llandovery, W. Rees, 1840</ref> Dedications at [[Porlock]] and near [[Luccombe, Somerset|Luccombe]] on the [[Exmoor]] coast of [[Somerset]] may indicate that he also travelled in that area. He later became [[Bishop of Llandaff|Bishop of Ergyng]],<ref name=butler/> possibly with his seat at [[Weston under Penyard]], and probably held sway over all of [[Glamorgan]] and [[Kingdom of Gwent|Gwent]], an area that was later known as the [[diocese of Llandaff]]. However, he may have merely been a bishop for the purpose of ordaining priests, not as administrative head of the church over a geographical area. Dubricius was good friends with Saints [[Illtud]] and [[Samson of Dol|Samson]], and attended the [[Synod of Brefi|Synod of Llanddewi Brefi]] in 545, where he is said to have resigned his see in favour of [[Saint David]]. He retired to [[Bardsey Island]] where he was eventually buried before his body was transferred to [[Llandaff Cathedral]] in 1120.


According to legend, Dubricius was made Archbishop of [[Llandaff]] by [[Saint Germanus of Auxerre]], and later crowned [[King Arthur]]. He appears as a character in [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]]'s ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae]]'' and [[Wace]]'s ''[[Roman de Brut]]'', which was based on it. Much later [[Alfred, Lord Tennyson]] featured the saint in his ''[[Idylls of the King]]''.
According to legend, Dubricius was made Archbishop of [[Llandaff]] by [[Saint Germanus of Auxerre]], and later crowned [[King Arthur]]. He appears as a character in [[Geoffrey of Monmouth]]'s ''[[Historia Regum Britanniae]]'' and [[Wace]]'s ''[[Roman de Brut]]'', which was based on it. Much later [[Alfred, Lord Tennyson]] featured the saint in his ''[[Idylls of the King]]''.


==Liturgical cult==
==Liturgical cult==
Churches dedicated to Saint Dubricius include the [[Church of England]] churches at [[Ballingham]], [[Whitchurch, Herefordshire|Whitchurch]], [[Hentland]] and Hamnish, all in [[Herefordshire]], [[Porlock]] in [[Somerset]], and the [[Church in Wales]] churches at [[Erwood|Gwenddwr]] in [[Breconshire]] (probably not an old dedication) and at [[Llanvaches]] in [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]. The Catholic Church at [[Treforest]] is also dedicated to Dyfrig.
Churches dedicated to Saint Dubricius include the [[Church of England]] churches at [[Ballingham]], [[Whitchurch, Herefordshire|Whitchurch]], [[St Dubricius' Church, Hentland]] and Hamnish, all in [[Herefordshire]], [[Porlock]] in [[Somerset]], and the [[Church in Wales]] churches at [[Erwood|Gwenddwr]] in [[Breconshire]] and at [[Llanvaches]] in [[Newport, Wales|Newport]]. The Catholic Church at [[Treforest]] is also dedicated to Dyfrig.


In the 2004 edition of the [[Roman Martyrology]], Dyfrig is listed under 14 November with the Latin name ''Dubricius''. He is stated to have died on Bardsey Island, 'on the north coast of Wales, as a bishop and abbot'.<ref>''Martyrologium Romanum'', 2004, Vatican Press (Typis Vaticanis), p. 622.</ref> In the current [[Roman Catholic]] liturgical calendar for Wales<ref>[http://www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Calendar/National/Wales1.shtml National Calendar for Wales] Accessed 2012-02-06.</ref> he is commemorated on the traditional date of November 14.
In the 2004 edition of the [[Roman Martyrology]], Dyfrig is listed under 14 November with the Latin name ''Dubricius''. He is stated to have died on Bardsey Island, 'on the north coast of Wales, as a bishop and abbot'.<ref>''Martyrologium Romanum'', 2004, Vatican Press (Typis Vaticanis), p. 622.</ref> In the current [[Roman Catholic]] liturgical calendar for Wales<ref>[http://www.liturgyoffice.org.uk/Calendar/National/Wales1.shtml National Calendar for Wales] Accessed 2012-02-06.</ref> he is commemorated on the traditional date of 14 November.

===Iconography===
He is usually represented holding two crosiers to signify his jurisdiction over the [[Episcopal see|sees]] of [[Caerleon]] and Llandaff.<ref name=Toke>[http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/05179a.htm Toke, Leslie. "St. Dubric." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 14 April 2015]</ref>


The Magician Merlin and St. Dubricius
Respected and pre-eminent historian Dr. Norma Goodrich in her book "Merlin" published 1988 pages 314-320 provides comprehensive and convincing evidence that St. Dubricius was Merlin, traveling incognito under this name and advising King Arthur and assisting him in battle under the name of Merlin. She cites records to show that the birthdate of St Dubricius and Merlin are identical, namely 450 A.D.
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*[http://www.pontypriddrcdeanery.org.uk/churches/treforest/who-was-st-dyfrig.html Page about St Dyfrig at St Dyfrig's RC Parish, Pontypridd]
*[http://www.pontypriddrcdeanery.org.uk/churches/treforest/who-was-st-dyfrig.html Page about St Dyfrig at St Dyfrig's RC Parish, Pontypridd]

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Latest revision as of 14:53, 15 February 2024

Saint Dubricius
Stained glass depiction of Dubricius, designed by William Burges, at Castell Coch, Cardiff
Archbishop
Born465(?)
Madley, near Hereford, Herefordshire, England
Died550
Bardsey Island, Wales
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Anglican Communion
Feast14 November
Attributesholding two crosiers and an archiepiscopal cross[1]

Dubricius or Dubric (Welsh: Dyfrig; Norman-French: Devereux; c. 465 – c. 550) was a 6th-century British ecclesiastic venerated as a saint. He was the evangelist of Ergyng (Welsh: Erging) (later Archenfield, Herefordshire) and much of south-east Wales.

Biography[edit]

Dubricius was the illegitimate son of Efrddyl, the daughter of King Peibio Clafrog of Ergyng. His grandfather threw his mother into the River Wye when he discovered she was pregnant, but failed to drown her. Dubricius was born in Madley in Herefordshire, England. He and his mother were reconciled with Peibio when the child Dubricius touched him and cured him of his leprosy.[2]

Noted for his precocious intellect, by the time he attained manhood he was already known as a scholar throughout Britain.[3] Dubricius founded a monastery at Hentland and then one at Moccas.[4] He became the teacher of many well-known Welsh saints, including Teilo and Samson and also healed the sick of various disorders through the laying on of hands.[5] Dedications at Porlock and near Luccombe on the Exmoor coast of Somerset may indicate that he also travelled in that area. He later became Bishop of Ergyng,[4] possibly with his seat at Weston under Penyard, and probably held sway over all of Glamorgan and Gwent, an area that was later known as the diocese of Llandaff. However, he may have merely been a bishop for the purpose of ordaining priests, not as administrative head of the church over a geographical area. Dubricius was good friends with Saints Illtud and Samson, and attended the Synod of Llanddewi Brefi in 545, where he is said to have resigned his see in favour of Saint David. He retired to Bardsey Island where he was eventually buried before his body was transferred to Llandaff Cathedral in 1120.

According to legend, Dubricius was made Archbishop of Llandaff by Saint Germanus of Auxerre, and later crowned King Arthur. He appears as a character in Geoffrey of Monmouth's Historia Regum Britanniae and Wace's Roman de Brut, which was based on it. Much later Alfred, Lord Tennyson featured the saint in his Idylls of the King.

Liturgical cult[edit]

Churches dedicated to Saint Dubricius include the Church of England churches at Ballingham, Whitchurch, St Dubricius' Church, Hentland and Hamnish, all in Herefordshire, Porlock in Somerset, and the Church in Wales churches at Gwenddwr in Breconshire and at Llanvaches in Newport. The Catholic Church at Treforest is also dedicated to Dyfrig.

In the 2004 edition of the Roman Martyrology, Dyfrig is listed under 14 November with the Latin name Dubricius. He is stated to have died on Bardsey Island, 'on the north coast of Wales, as a bishop and abbot'.[6] In the current Roman Catholic liturgical calendar for Wales[7] he is commemorated on the traditional date of 14 November.

Iconography[edit]

He is usually represented holding two crosiers to signify his jurisdiction over the sees of Caerleon and Llandaff.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Rabenstein, Katherine (March 1999). "Dubricius". Saint of the Day, November 14. Archived from the original on 5 November 2007. Retrieved 2 March 2012.
  2. ^ Baring-Gould, Sabine and Fisher, John, The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and such Irish Saints as have dedications in Britain, Vol.2, p.363, Charles J. Clark, London, 1908
  3. ^ a b Toke, Leslie. "St. Dubric." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 5. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1909. 14 April 2015
  4. ^ a b Butler, Rev. Alban, The Lives of the Saints, Volume XI, 1866
  5. ^ Rees, W. J. ed., The Liber Landavensis, The Welsh MSS. Society. Llandovery, W. Rees, 1840
  6. ^ Martyrologium Romanum, 2004, Vatican Press (Typis Vaticanis), p. 622.
  7. ^ National Calendar for Wales Accessed 2012-02-06.

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