Gildas
| Use attributes for filter ! | |
| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Born | Kingdom Of Strathclyde |
| Died | Rhuys Peninsula |
| Sarzeau | |
| France | |
| January 29 | |
| 570 AD | |
| Rhuys Peninsula | |
| Sarzeau | |
| France | |
| Parents | Nau |
| Feast | 29 January |
| Children | Cenydd |
| Allgo | |
| Saint Eigrad | |
| Gwynog | |
| Major shrine | Glastonbury Abbey |
| Rhuys | |
| Books | De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae |
| On The Ruin Of Britain (2022) | |
| The works of Gildas and Nennius | |
| The ruin of Britain, and other works | |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 1832271 |
Gildas Life story
Gildas — also known as Gildas the Wise or Gildas Sapiens — was a 6th-century British monk best known for his scathing religious polemic De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae, which recounts the history of the Britons before and during the coming of the Saxons.