. ▁L land y f ry dog ▁takes ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁the ▁church ▁and ▁the ▁saint : ▁the ▁Wel sh ▁word ▁ ▁originally ▁meant ▁" en closure " ▁and ▁then ▁" ch urch ", ▁and ▁"- dy f ry dog " ▁is ▁a ▁modified ▁form ▁of ▁his ▁name . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁v ener ated ▁as ▁a ▁saint , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁never ▁canon ized ▁by ▁a ▁po pe : ▁as ▁the ▁historian ▁Jane ▁Cart w right ▁notes , ▁" In ▁Wales ▁san ct ity ▁was ▁locally ▁con ferred ▁and ▁none ▁of ▁the ▁medieval ▁Wel sh ▁sain ts ▁appears ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁canon ized ▁by ▁the ▁Roman ▁Catholic ▁Church ". ▁The ▁fe ast ▁day ▁of ▁St ▁Ty f ry dog ▁is ▁ 1 ▁January . ▁ ▁About ▁ ▁from ▁the ▁church , ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁field ▁with ▁an ▁u pr ight ▁stone ▁about ▁ ▁high . ▁The ▁stone ▁is ▁known ▁as ▁" the ▁th ief ▁of ▁Dy f ry dog ". ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁man ▁turned ▁into ▁stone ▁by ▁St ▁Ty f yr dog ▁for ▁ste aling ▁the ▁church ' s ▁b ible ; ▁the ▁l ump ▁near ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁stone ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁s ack ▁on ▁the ▁man ' s ▁shoulder . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁man ' s ▁soul ▁is ▁period ically ▁ch ased ▁around ▁the ▁field ▁during ▁the ▁night , ▁ch ased ▁by ▁" dem ons ▁with ▁red - hot ▁pitch f ork s ." ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Other ▁Ang