page_title: Brynach
section_title: Life
hierarchical_section_title: Brynach / Life
caption_attribution_description: English: St Brynach's belfrey, Cwm yr Eglwys All that remains of the 6th century church that stood here until destroyed by the sea on October 25th 1869 (the Royal Charter storm). A new church was built higher up the village [ see 201581 ] to replace this one. The retaining wall along the graveyard behind the beach is still subject to wave damage and at times human remains have been washed out of the earth. Not only has the church gone: the cottages here are mostly holiday homes and the hamlet is strangely deserted after the summer with very few permanent residents.
context_page_description: Saint Brynach was a 6th-century Welsh saint. He is traditionally associated with Pembrokeshire, where several churches are dedicated to him.
context_section_description: A 12th-century account of Brynach's life states that sometime in the early 6th century, Brynach travelled (from where is unstated) to Rome and Brittany, and then on to Milford Haven. He erected various oratories near the rivers Cleddau, Gwaun, and Caman and at the foot of Mynydd Carningli (translated as 'Mountain of the Angels'), which was his most famous foundation. This monastery founded by Brynach was at present-day Nevern (in Welsh, Nanhyfer). The land was given to him by the local lord, Clether, who retired to Cornwall. Brynach was harassed by King Maelgwn of Gwynedd for a while, until he wrought miracles and the two came to terms. Saint Brynach died on 7 April, on which day his feast is celebrated. His church, beside the River Nevern, is his lasting memorial.
  The "Life of St Brynach" portrays him as something of a wild fellow in his youth but very virtuous after his conversion.  The descriptions of his adventures (including amorous and ghostly encounters) display a degree of humour unusual in the writers of saintly lives.
caption: The Church of St Brynach's ruins, Cwm-yr-Eglwys
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