Saint Peris was a little-known Welsh

Welsh people

The Welsh people are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language.John Davies argues that the origin of the "Welsh nation" can be traced to the late 4th and early 5th centuries, following the Roman departure from Britain, although Brythonic Celtic languages seem to have...

 saint

Saint

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 of the early Christian period, possibly 6th century.

He is referred to in the Bonedd y Saint

Bonedd y Saint

The Bonedd y Saint is a Welsh genealogical tract detailing the lineages of the early Brythonic saints. There are a number of different manuscripts in existence dating from the early 13th to the late 17th century, although the material is much older in origin.-External links:***...

 as a 'Cardinal of Rome

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'. However, he may have been one of the many children of Helig ap Glannog of Tyno Helig. He is believed to have retired to the solitude of Nant Peris in North Wales

North Wales

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, and the church in the village is dedicated to him. Some sources refer to his servant as being Saint Cian

Saint Cian

Saint Cían was a celtic saint who lived in Wales in the sixth century. Saint Cían ended his life as a hermit in Caernarvonshire,Wales. He is sometimes described as a servant of Saint Peris . A church dedicated to Saint Cían is located in Llangian, Gwynedd. His feast day is December 11.-References:...

. Ffynnon Peris (or Ffynnon y Sant) is a well

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 in Nant Peris named after the saint, who according to tradition, kept two fish there and drank from it daily. The nearby village of Llanberis

Llanberis

Llanberis is a village in Gwynedd, North Wales, lying on the southern banks of Llyn Padarn in Snowdonia. It takes its name from Saint Peris, an early Welsh saint.According to the United Kingdom Census 2001, the population of Llanberis was 1,954...

 is also named after Peris, as is Llyn Peris

Llyn Peris

Llyn Peris is a lake in Snowdonia, Wales, approximately 1.8 km long and situated close to the villages of Llanberis and Nant Peris. The lake was formed glacially and is an example of a moraine-dammed lake. Llyn Peris is named after Saint Peris, an early Christian saint of whom little is known...

, a lake between Nant Peris and Llanberis. His feast day is 11 December.