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Llancarfan

Llancarfan is a village in the Vale of Glamorgan, Wales, site of a monastery founded by Saint Cadoc in the 6th century. It was one of the leading churches of early medieval south Wales and a centre of learning, where Caradog of Llancarfan wrote saints' lives in the 12th century.

Llancarfan
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Kingdom of GlywysingKingdom of Morgannwg

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Llancarfan. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/llancarfan
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The Epoch Institute. “Llancarfan.” The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. 2026. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/llancarfan.
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