Dafydd ab Ieuan ab Iorwerth

Welsh cleric; abbot of Valle Crucis and bishop of St Asaph
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IntroWelsh cleric; abbot of Valle Crucis and bishop of St Asaph
PlacesWales
isPriest
Work fieldReligion
Gender
Male
Religion:Catholic church
Death1503
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Biography

St Asaph Cathedral

Dafydd ab Ieuan ab Iorwerth (died in or before 1503) was Bishop of St Asaph from 1500 to 1503.

His family was from the Trefor area of Gwynedd, and descendants of Tudur ap Rhys Sais.

Prior to his appointment he was Abbot of Valle Crucis. He provided hospitality to, and was liberal patron of the bards, as acknowledged by Gutun Owain and Guto'r Glyn.

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