St. Maches was a 6th-century princess and Pre-congregational saint of Cornwall and Devon. Maches was the sister of St. Cadog. [1] [2]
Born a daughter of Saint Gwynllyw and his wife Gwladys, Maches lived as a hermit, and was murdered by thieves, [3] at Merthyr Maches ( Llanfaches in the Kingdom of Gwent). [4] She was buried in the monastery at Caerwent, now the parish church of St. Stephen at Caerwent, [5] [6] by Saint Tathan to whom the bandits had confessed the crime.
St. Maches was a 6th-century princess and Pre-congregational saint of Cornwall and Devon. Maches was the sister of St. Cadog. [1] [2]
Born a daughter of Saint Gwynllyw and his wife Gwladys, Maches lived as a hermit, and was murdered by thieves, [3] at Merthyr Maches ( Llanfaches in the Kingdom of Gwent). [4] She was buried in the monastery at Caerwent, now the parish church of St. Stephen at Caerwent, [5] [6] by Saint Tathan to whom the bandits had confessed the crime.