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    BBC History Magazine

    CULT FIGURES

    Jan 21, 2021 2 minutes

    1 THE NUN WHO SPRANG TO LIFE

    brutal death – and remarkable afterlife – made her a popular saint in England and Wales. A seventh-century nun from Tegeingl (now Flintshire), St Gwenfrewi was educated to a high standard by her patron St Beuno. Despite her vow of virginity, a local prince called Caradog ab Alog demanded sexual favours from her,

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