February 14 is, of course, St Valentine’s Day, but the saint commemorated on February 13 is too good to overlook, so, a day late, I give you:
St Dyfnog’s Day
Be not abashed if you are as yet unaware of St Dyfnog, a Welsh saint of surpassing obscurity. He was a priest of the sixth century who served as confessor to a prominent family. Saxon invaders had pressed the native Romano-Britons back into the remoter areas of the island where they maintained their Christianity in the face of the pagan onslaught.
St Dyfnog, Llanrhaeadr-yng-Nghinmeirch in Denbighshire, Wales is built on a site which has been occupied by a church since the 500s when it was founded by its name saint in close proximity to a well with healing powers. Today the well and the church with its magnificent Jesse Window dating from the 16th century are tourist attractions. A Jesse Window is a stained glass creation which depicts the family tree of Jesus.
Follow this link http://stdyfnog.org.uk and then on the Jesse Tree link. This will take you to an image of the window, an explanation of its history and a nifty little feature that allows you to click on it and see which ancestor pops up. Enjoy.