# Bodfan

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{{short description|Welsh saint}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}
{{Use British English|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox saint
| name            = Bodfan
| image           = Bodfan Standing Stone - geograph.org.uk - 1087859.jpg
| caption         = Bodfan Standing Stone, Llanaber
| titles          = Missionary
| birth_date      = 7th century
| birth_place     = [North Wales](/source/North_Wales)
| venerated_in    = [Catholic Church](/source/Catholic_Church),<br>[Anglican Communion](/source/Anglicanism)
| major_shrine    = 
| feast_day       = 2 June
| attributes      = 
| patronage       = [Llanaber](/source/Llanaber),<br />[Abergwyngregyn](/source/Abergwyngregyn)
| issues          = 
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| major_works     = 
}}
'''Bodfan''' (or ''Bodfaen'') was a [Welsh](/source/Welsh_people) [saint](/source/saint) in the Catholic and [Anglican](/source/Anglican) churches.

==Biography==
He was the son of [Helig ap Glanawg](/source/Helig_ap_Glanawg) and died in the 7th century.<ref name=cath>[http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=1808 St Bodfan] from Catholic Online, retrieved 8 June 2013</ref> Supposedly, he saw his family's land inundated by the sea and became a religious.<ref name=cath/> Bodfan then became a monk on [Bardsey Island](/source/Bardsey_Island) and later established the first church at [Llanaber](/source/Llanaber). His brothers [Brothen](/source/St_Brothen's_Church%2C_Llanfrothen), [Celynin](/source/Celynnin) and [Rhichwyn](/source/Rhichwyn) are also regarded as saints and also have churches dedicated to them around [Gwynedd](/source/Gwynedd) and [Conwy](/source/Conwy).<ref name=mega>[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=26779 Megalithic.co.uk] retrieved 8 June 2013</ref>

==Legacy==
He is the patron saint of many churches in [Gwynedd](/source/Gwynedd) in north-west [Wales](/source/Wales), such as [St Mary and St Bodfan Church](/source/St_Mary_and_St_Bodfan_Church%2C_Llanaber) in Llanaber and St Bodfan church in [Abergwyngregyn](/source/Abergwyngregyn).<ref>[https://archive.today/20130620204928/http://www.abergwyngregyn.co.uk/html/body_st_bodfan.html Abergwyngregyn.co.uk] retrieved 8 June 2013</ref> Also, in Llanaber are the ''Llanaber Stones'', they are two very large rocks with 5th- and 6th-century Latin carvings, 1&nbsp;km from the local church, they are known in the area as ''St Bodfan's Stones''.<ref name=mega/>

His feast day is on 2 June.<ref>[https://archive.today/20130423211236/http://churchinwalesbarmouth.org.uk/index.php/en/history-of-st-mary Benefice of Llanaber with Barmouth and Caerdeon with Bontddu] retrieved 8 June 2013</ref>

==See also==
* [Helig ap Glanawg](/source/Helig_ap_Glanawg)
* [Llanaber](/source/Llanaber)

==References==
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Category:Welsh Roman Catholic saints
Category:7th-century Christian saints

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