Celtic saints names beginning with D and E

DERWE:

Irish female

Menaderve

One of the Irish martyrs.

Her chapel at Menaderve is on the site of the murder.

DOGFAN (Doefan)

Welsh male, the son of Brychan of Brycheiniog a 5th century prince of Powys. He became a missionary to the area around Llanrhaeadr in Wales and led a simple life of self-denial and service. He founded a prayer oratory where the church now stands, still showing the original shape of the circular 'llan'. In the area he is associated with a plant called Mwyar Doewan (Dogfan's berries). These grow on the surrounding Berwyn mountains. According to tradition relayed by Berwyn shepherds, the annual wage to Dogfan was a quart of Berwyn berries. This custom continued and succeeding vicars were presented with the berries on the morning of St Dogfan's festival day (July 13th). The first to do so was exempted their tithe for that year.

ENDELIENTA (Endellion) 

Welsh female

St Endellion nr Wadebridge

Brychan’s daughter. She was an evangelist and had two wells. 5th century

ELWYN 

Irish

Porthleven

Companion to Breaca. Landed at Hayle and gives the name to Porthleven.

ERTH:

Irish male

St Erth

He lived 414-524AD

He was converted and baptised by Patrick and was courtier to the King of Laoghaire (Ireland). He was converted as Patrick arrived at court.

EUNY:

EVAL (Uval)

St Eval

St Eval church is between landing sites on the north Cornish coast of the Irish and Welsh Celtic missionary expeditions. It’s not known who he is, possibly Efelwy 620 who was a Bishop confessor or Ethelbert II 749.

EWE:

St Ewe

Possibly a female but very little is known of this saint. However, she's left her name in the village of St Ewe which in Cornish is Lannewa, indicating a holy enclosure. It's believed by hagiographers that the English name was St Avoye. If so, she was a Christian martyr from the 3rd century, who was originally from Sicily, Italy.