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Our venerable and God-bearing Father '''[[Saint]] Kingsmark''' (also Cynfarch, Cynmarch, Kynemark) was a [[monk]], Scottish chieftain, and [[disciple ]] of St. [[St. Dubriciusof Caerleon]] of Ergyng in the Fifth Century5th century. He later lived in Wales, where he grew to such renown for his holiness, that soon after his death he was [[glorification|glorified ]] by the Welsh faithful. St. Kingsmark is said to have been married to a grand-daughter granddaughter of St. [[St. Brychanof Brecknock]] of Brecknock.
Many churches [[church]]es are dedicated to him in the English West Country and Wales. His [[feast day ]] is celebrated on [[September 8]]. {{stub}}
==Hymns==
[[Troparion]] (Tone 8)[http://users.netmatters.co.uk/davidbryant/C/TropKon/Sept.htm#Sep8]
:Seeing that many were brought to Christ by the radiant example of thy virtuous life
:And thy missionary labours, O holy Cynfarch,
*[http://www.orthodoxengland.org.uk/saintsk.htm Latin Saints of the Orthodox Patriarchate of Rome]
*[http://www.maryjones.us/ctexts/dubricius.html The Life of St. Dubricius]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=wb2ITWWU8AEC&pg=PA160&lpg=PA160&dq=kingsmark&source=web&ots=HZfNkQcvhd&sig=A7z75vsXZo4nTTLsNYhe1cYoYJk&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=9&ct=result#PPA160,M1 Kingsmark (Cynfarch)] from ''Book of the Saints '' by The the Benedictine Monks of St. Augustine's Abbey, Ramsgate (1921)], pp. 160-161.*[http://users.netmatters.co.uk/davidbryant/C/TropKon/Sept.htm#Sep8 Troparia & Kontakia September] 8 St Cynfarch, monk ==External link==*[http://www.geocities.com/vortigernstudies/articles/guestdan2e.htm From Glein to Camlann: The Life and Death of King Arthur (5)]
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[[Category:Saints of the British Isles]]
[[Category:Pre-Schism Western Saints]]
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[[Category:Celtic and Anglo5th-Saxon Saintscentury saints]]