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Caradoc or Caradog (died 1124) was a reclusive Welsh priest, widely respected for his sanctity. An inquiry into his qualifications for sainthood was commissioned...

mythical British king of the fourth century Caradoc, suitor of Saint Winifred Caradog ap Meirion, eighth-century king of Gwynedd Caradoc, figure from...

a niece of Saint Beuno, and a member of a family closely connected with the kings of south Wales. According to legend, her suitor, Caradog, was enraged...

Caradoc of Llancarfan (Welsh: Caradog o Lancarfan) was a Welsh cleric and author associated with Llancarfan in Wales in the 12th century. He is generally...

Saint Dyfnog was an early Welsh saint. His feast day is 13 February. Dyfnog was the son of Medrod ab Caradog Freichfas and a brother of the grandfather...

This list of Welsh saints includes Christian saints with Welsh connections, either because they were of Welsh origin and ethnicity or because they travelled...

the Bald and Gray, d. 754) Caradog ap Meirion (d. 798, Prince of Rhos) Cynan Dindaethwy ap Rhodri (d. 816) Hywel ap Caradog Merfyn Frych ap Gwriad (d....

Brittonic form was *Karatākos, pronounced [karaˈtaːkos], cognate with Welsh Caradog, Breton Karadeg, and Irish Carthach, meaning "loving, beloved, dear; friend"...

Caradog ap Gruffydd (died 1081) was a Prince of Gwent in south-east Wales in the time of Gruffydd ap Llywelyn and the Norman conquest, who reunified his...

Meriadoc) and Gadeon, as well as her father, king Eudaf Hen, son of Caradawc (Caradog ap Bran). The maiden, whose name is Helen or Elen Llwyddawc, accepts and...

latter for a prominent member of its dynasty, which claimed descent from Caradog Strongarm. The diocese of Vannes was erected in the 5th century. The Council...

ap Tewdwr, prince of Deheubarth, defeats the forces of Trahaearn ap Caradog, Caradog ap Gruffydd and Meilir ap Rhiwallon (who are all killed), allowing...

Britain "Cyllin ab Caradog, a wise and just king. In his days many of the Cymry embraced the faith in Christ through the teaching of the saints of Cor-Eurgain...

Estonian Albert Mallinson 1878 1946 British Selim Palmgren 1878 1951 Finnish Caradog Roberts 1878 1935 Welsh Avery Robinson 1878 1965 American Franz Schreker...

Quarrels between the kings Cynan Dindaethwy and Hywel leave the way open for Caradog ap Meirion (the House of Rhos) to usurp the throne of Gwynedd (modern Wales)...

Monmouthshire), Caradog led a successful guerilla war against the Romans. His armies were eventually defeated at the Battle of Caer Caradog on the Anglo-Welsh...

pilgrimage since about 660, dedicated to Saint Winefride who, according to legend, was beheaded there by Caradog who attempted to attack her. The well is...

was associated with the monastic school of nearby Llantwit Major. King Caradog ap Ynyr (possibly the same person as Caradoc Freichfras) of Gwent's main...

and he was the ancestor of a later King of Gwynedd, Caradog ap Meirion. One of his brothers was Saint Seiriol. Maelgwn (Maglocune), King of Gwynedd, receives...

invasion of Wales extending westwards, Caradog's area of control moved into Deheubarth to the west, and in 1074 Caradog took over control over what was left...