Tegla from Denbighshire

St. Tegla's Church in Llandegla

Tegla of Denbighshire (also Tecla , Thecla , Telga , Welsh Tegla Forwyn , Tegla the Virgin ) was a saint who possibly lived in the 8th century . No details are known about her life. The church at Llandegla in Clwyd , Denbighshire, is dedicated to her. Every year for over 100 years , a patronage festival has been held there on June 1st on their commemoration day .

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Saint Telga of Denbighshire

Remarks

^ Baring-Gould, Sabine & al .: The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain . Volume IV, p. 219

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SURNAME	Tegla from Denbighshire
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Tecla; Thecla; Telga; Tegla Forwyn; Tegla the virgin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	Saints
DATE OF BIRTH	uncertain: 8th century
DATE OF DEATH	uncertain: 8th century

[1] Baring-Gould, Sabine & al .: The Lives of the British Saints: The Saints of Wales and Cornwall and Such Irish Saints as Have Dedications in Britain . Volume IV, p. 219