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Our venerable and God-fearing bearing Father '''Kingsmark''' (also Cynfarch, Cynmarch, Kynemark) was a [[monk]], Scottish chieftain, and [[disciple]] of St. [[Dubricius of Caerleon]] in the 5th 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 granddaughter of St. [[Brychan of Brecknock]].
Many [[church]]es are dedicated to him in the English West Country and Wales. His [[feast day]] is celebrated on [[September 8]].
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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]]