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April 5 St. Derfel Gadarn
April 5, 2011
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Another Welch saint known mostly for who he was related to – various kings and saints. A soldier turned hermit, there are two outstanding facts about St. Derfel –
A wooden statue of St. Derfel on horseback, much beloved by the parish at Llanderfel, was used as the funeral pyre for Blessed John Forest.
Oliver Cromwell personally destroyed his relics.
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