Saint Govan
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St Govan's Chapel, Pembrokeshire, built above the hermitage cell in the 13th century. | |
| Born | c. 500 AD County Wexford, Ireland. |
| Died | St Govan's Chapel, Pembrokeshire 586 AD |
| Venerated in | Celtic Christianity Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| Feast | 26 March (8 April Old style) |
| Attributes | Celtic Rite |
Saint Govan (Welsh: Gofan; died 586) was a hermit who lived in a fissure on the side of coastal cliff near Bosherston, in the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park, Wales. St. Govan's Chapel was built in the fissure in the 13th century on what is now known as St. Govan's Head.