Illtud
Saint Illtud | |
|---|---|
| Illtud Farchog – Illtud the Knight | |
| Born | 5th century Ewyas, Wales–England border, Monmouthshire and Herefordshire |
| Died | Llantwit Major, Wales |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism Anglican Communion Eastern Orthodoxy |
| Major shrine | Llanilltud Fawr, Glamorgan Wales, Loc Ildut, Sizun, Pen-ar-Bed/Finisterre, Brittany |
| Feast | 6 November |
Illtud (Welsh pronunciation: [/ˈɪɬtɨd/] also spelled Illtyd, Eltut, and, in Latin, Hildutus), also known as Illtud Farchog or Illtud the Knight, is venerated as the abbot teacher of the divinity school, Bangor Illtyd, located in Llanilltud Fawr (Llantwit Major) in Glamorgan, Wales. He founded the monastery and college in the 6th century, and the school is believed to be Britain's earliest centre of learning. At its height, it had over a thousand pupils and schooled many of the great saints of the age, such as David, Samson of Dol, and the historian Gildas.