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Rees, Elizabeth, “Chapter 2. Roman Christian sites in central Somerset”, in: Elizabeth Rees, Early Christianity in South-West Britain: Wessex, Somerset, Devon, Cornwall and the Channel Islands, Oxford, Havetown, PA: Oxbow Books, Windgather Press, 2020. 35–68.

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“Chapter 2. Roman Christian sites in central Somerset”
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35–68
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2020
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History, society and culture
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CyngarCyngar
(supp. fl. early 8th century)
Cyngar of Congresbury, Cungar of Congresbury
Patron saint of Congresbury (Cungres-byrig) in Somerset, to which it supposedly gave its name. His origins are obscure. It has been suggested that he was originally a Welsh/British saint, and/or that he was invented to explain the placename and equip Congresbury with an origin story, based perhaps on a version of the Welsh saint. His vita shows certain affinities with 12th-century Welsh Latin hagiography associated with Caradog and the monastery of Llancarfan.
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