March 29 Saints of the Day

Born in Welsh. Daughter of Brychan of Brecknock. When Saint Gwynllyw asked for her hand in marriage, Brychan refused. Gwynllyw kidnapped the girl, and the two started a violent life on the run. Gwynlloyw was a king in Wales, a robber chieftain who led a band of 300.

Mother of Saint Cadoc who became a priest and eventually convinced Gwynllyw and Gladys to give up their violent ways, and follow a religious calling. She became a Nun at Newport, Monmouthshire. Late in life she became a hermit in Wales.

The husband, St. Gwynllyw became a Monk at Newport, Monmouthshire. Late in life he became a hermit in Wales. An Anglican cathedral is dedicated to him in Newport, Gwent, Wales.

The thee of them are canonized Saints, St. Gladys, St. Gwynllyn and St. Cadoc of Llancarvan.

    The son, St. CADOC of Llancarvan became a priest, studied in Wales and Ireland.
    Once chased through a wood by an armed swineherd from an enemy tribe. His hiding place spooked an old, gray, wild boar that made three great leaps at him - then disappeared; Cadoc took this as a sign, and the location became the site of the great church and monastery at Llancarvan.
    Legend says he once saved his brother monks in a famine by tying a white thread to the foot of a (well-fed) mouse; he then following the thread to an abandoned, well-stocked, underground granary. Another time he and his brothers went out to meet a band of thieves, chanting and playing harps; it surprised the highwaymen so much, they turned and left.
    Lived as a hermit with Saint Gildas on the Island of Flatholmes off Vannes, Brittany. Established a monastery on a small island just off Brittany, joined by a stone bridge so local children could walk out for school. Returned to Britain to evangelize, and work with Christian survivors of Saxon raids. The Feast is Sept.25. http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/saintc94.htm

Born in Casoria (near Naples), Arcangelo Palmentieri was a cabinet-maker before entering the Friars Minor in 1832.

In 1847 he had a mystical experience which he later described as a cleansing. After that he dedicated his life to the poor and the infirm, establishing a dispensary for the poor, two schools for African children, an institute for the children of nobility, as well as an institution for orphans, the deaf and the speechless, and other institutes for the blind, elderly and for travelers. In addition to an infirmary for friars of his province, he began charitable institutes in Naples, Florence and Assisi. He once said, "Christ’s love has wounded my heart." This love prompted him to great acts of charity.

To help continue these works of mercy, in 1859 he established the Gray Brothers. Three years later he founded the Gray Sisters of St. Elizabeth for the same purpose

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Saint Gladys, 6th century