Saint Asaph
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For the Welsh city, see St Asaph. For the diocese, see Diocese of St Asaph.
Saint Asaph (or Asaf, Asa) was, in the second half of the 6th century, the first Bishop of St Asaph, i.e. bishop of the diocese of Saint Asaph.
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Asaph | |
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Bishop | |
Born | early 6th century what is now Northern Wales, UK |
Died | (596-05-01)1 May 596 St Asaph, Flintshire (historically), Denbighshire (modern) |
Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church[1] Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion |
Major shrine | St Asaph Cathedral, Flintshire (destroyed) |
Feast | 1 May, 5 May, 11 May |
Attributes | Bishop with a book, or monk carrying hot coals |
Patronage | St Asaph |
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