▁to ▁one ▁D rich an . ▁ ▁The ▁Life ▁of ▁St . ▁Cad oc ▁by ▁L if ris ▁( c . ▁ 1 1 0 0 ) ▁port ray s ▁Bry chan ▁fighting ▁Arthur , ▁C ai ▁and ▁Bed iver e ▁because ▁of ▁King ▁G w yn l ly w ▁of ▁G w yn ll w g ' s ▁ab du ction ▁of ▁his ▁daughter ▁St . ▁G w lad ys ▁from ▁his ▁court ▁in ▁Tal gar th . ▁ ▁Port rait ure ▁and ▁v ener ation ▁He ▁is ▁occasionally ▁described ▁as ▁an ▁und ocument ed ▁saint ▁but ▁the ▁traditional ▁literature ▁does ▁not ▁call ▁him ▁a ▁saint , ▁referring ▁to ▁him ▁as ▁a ▁patri arch ▁instead , ▁and ▁he ▁has ▁no ▁churches ▁named ▁for ▁him . ▁A ▁ 1 5 th - century ▁st ained ▁glass ▁window ▁in ▁the ▁parish ▁church ▁at ▁St ▁Ne ot ▁in ▁Corn wall , ▁supposed ly ▁dep ict s ▁Bry chan , ▁se ated ▁and ▁crown ed , ▁holding ▁in ▁his ▁arms ▁eleven ▁children . ▁This , ▁however , ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁by ▁a ▁standard ▁modern ▁guide ▁as ▁" G od ▁with ▁Sou ls ▁in ▁his ▁lap ". ▁ ▁Children ▁of ▁Bry chan ▁According ▁to ▁Christian ▁tradition , ▁Bry chan ▁was ▁married ▁three ▁times ▁– ▁to ▁P raw st ▁fer ch ▁T yd wal , ▁Ban had l wed d ▁fer ch ▁Ban adi , ▁and ▁G w lad ys ▁– ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁very ▁large ▁family . ▁These ▁w ives ▁are ▁mentioned ▁in ▁several ▁manuscript s ,