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Saint Teilo (Latin: Teliarus or Teliavus; Breton: Teliau or Telo; French: Télo or Théleau; c. 500 – 9 February c. 560), also known by his Cornish name Eliud, was a British Christian monk, bishop, and founder of monasteries and churches.
Welsh bishop, also called Eliud, Issell, Teillo, Teilou, Dub, and Theliau. A native of Penally, Pembrokshire, Wales, he studied under Sts. Dyfrig and Dubricius. He accompanied the famed St. David ofWales to Jerusalem and was a friend and assistant to St. Samson in Brittany, France, for seven years.
St Teilo was a 6th century monk and bishop, and an early Welsh saint. The patron saint of fruit trees and horses, his feast day is celebrated on 9th February.
Learn about the life, miracles and legacy of St. Teilo, a sixth-century Welsh monk and bishop who founded many churches and monasteries in Wales and Brittany. See his relics and shrine at Llandaff Cathedral and other places associated with him.
Saint Teilo is often depicted in iconography as a man riding a deer, symbolizing his connection with nature and his affinity for the animals entrusted to his care. This representation showcases his deep reverence for God's creation and his role as a shepherd, guiding his spiritual flock.
TEILO (sometimes called ELIUD), a Celtic saint of the 6th century | Dictionary of Welsh Biography. Name: Teilo. Gender: Male. Occupation: Celtic saint. Area of activity: Religion. Author: Emrys George Bowen. whose cult was particularly important in South Wales and in Brittany.
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Teilo (ELIUD), Saint, “ Archbishop ” of Llandaff, b. at Eccluis Gunniau, near Tenby, Pembrokeshire; d. at Llandilo Vawr, Carmarthenshire, probably in or before 560, an old man, but Ussher puts his death at 604.
