Tidno ( vald. Tudno , VI century ) - Welsh monk from Cape Great Orme , commemorated 5 June .
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Church of St. Tidno, Great Orme , Llandudno . | |
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Revered | in catholic , anglican churches |
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Main shrine | Church of St. Tydo, Great Orme , Llandudno |
Day of Remembrance | June 5 |
Patron | Llandudno |
Holy Tidno, according to legend, was one of the sons of Seitenin , ruler of Guiltrode , the legendary sunken land in Cardigan Bay . After the loss of his fatherly possessions, Tidno and his brothers Gwynhoydl, Meirin, Seneuir and Tidclid became members of the monastic community of St. Dinaud in Bangor-Iskuide .
In all genealogies of saints, Tidno is referred to as a monk from Kingreaud, that is, from the hill of Great Orme , where copper has been mined from time immemorial. On the hill, the name of the saint is connected to the stream Winnon-Didno ( Ffynnon Dudno ), a small inaccessible cave Ogof Llech with a source of fresh water, which was believed to be his cell , and also Mine-Sigle rock, otherwise called Krid-Tidno ( Cryd Tudno ), that is, "bed Tidno."
On Great Orme is also the only church dedicated to Tidno. This church gave its name to the parish of Llandudno , which since 1291 has been named after its patron saint. It is believed that Tydno himself built the first wooden church here. The temple that has survived to the present day was erected in the XII century , then it was substantially rebuilt in the XV century . During the strongest hurricane in 1839, the church suffered greatly, losing the roof. It was decided not to restore it, but to build a new parish church of St. George in Llandudno itself, which was done. However, in 1855 the church of Saint Tidno was reconstructed with private donations.
In the church, high above the steps of the altar, is the medieval wooden carved coat of arms depicting the five wounds of Christ. This emblem in modern Wales is unique - the only such emblem is in the temple of the neighboring parish of Llanros [1] . In addition, a stone font of the 12th century was preserved in the temple, as well as a small stone window that rather unusually faces north. According to the tradition, the light of this window served as a kind of beacon for sailors who went around Great Orme [2] .
Notes
- ↑ St.Tudno and St Tudno's Church (English) (inaccessible link) . Llandudno Parish.org.uk. - Holy Tidno and the church dedicated to him at the site of the parish of Llandudno. The appeal date is February 15, 2010. Archived August 4, 2012.
- ↑ Saint Tudno's Church (eng.) . Llandudno Churches.org.uk. The appeal date is February 15, 2010. Archived April 1, 2012.
Literature
- Baring-Gould, S., Fisher J. v. IV // The Lives of the British Saints. - London: For the Honorable Society of Cymmrodorion, by CJ Clark, 1913. - p. 268-269. - 480 p.
- Ramsgate Benedictine Monks of St.Augustine's Abbey. The Book of Saints . - 7th Revised edition. - A & C Black Publishers Ltd, 2002. - p. 261. - 655 p. - ISBN 0713653000 . (inaccessible link)