Saint Asaph
Asaph | |
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Stained glass window of Saint Asaph, St Giles' Church, Wrexham | |
| Bishop | |
| Born | early 6th century what is now Northern Wales, UK |
| Died | 1 May 596 St Asaph, Flintshire (historically), Denbighshire (modern) |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Anglican Communion |
| Major shrine | St Asaph Cathedral, Flintshire (destroyed) |
| Feast | 1 May, 5 May, 11 May |
| Attributes | Bishop with a book, or monk carrying hot coals |
| Patronage | St Asaph |
Saint Asaph (or Asaf, Asa) was, in the second half of the 6th century, the first Bishop of St Asaph, i.e. bishop of the diocese of Saint Asaph.