5 th ▁century ) ▁was ▁a ▁Christian ▁religious ▁figure , ▁who ▁is ▁counted ▁among ▁the ▁seven ▁founder ▁sain ts ▁of ▁Brit t any ▁with ▁Pol ▁A ure li an , ▁T ug du al ▁or ▁T ud wal , ▁Br ie uc , ▁Mal o , ▁Pat ern ▁( Pat ern us ) ▁and ▁Cor entin . ▁Born ▁in ▁southern ▁Wales , ▁he ▁died ▁in ▁Dol - de - B ret agne , ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁in ▁north ▁Brit t any . ▁ ▁Life ▁The ▁primary ▁source ▁for ▁his ▁bi ography ▁is ▁the ▁V ita ▁San ct i ▁Sam son is , ▁written ▁som etime ▁between ▁ 6 1 0 ▁and ▁ 8 2 0 ▁and ▁clearly ▁based ▁on ▁earlier ▁materials . ▁It ▁gives ▁useful ▁details ▁of ▁contacts ▁between ▁church men ▁in ▁Britain , ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Brit t any . ▁ ▁Sam son ▁was ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁Am on ▁of ▁Dem et ia ▁and ▁Anna ▁of ▁G w ent , ▁daughter ▁of ▁Me ur ig ▁ap ▁T ew dr ig , ▁King ▁of ▁G lam organ ▁and ▁G w ent . ▁His ▁father ' s ▁brother ▁married ▁his ▁mother ' s ▁sister ▁so ▁that ▁their ▁son ▁Mag lo ire ▁was ▁Sam son ' s ▁cousin ▁twice ▁over . ▁Due ▁to ▁a ▁prop he cy ▁concerning ▁his ▁birth ▁his ▁parents ▁placed ▁him ▁under ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁Ill t ud , ▁ab bot ▁of ▁L lant w it ▁F aw r , ▁where ▁he ▁was ▁raised ▁and ▁educated . ▁ ▁Sam son ▁later ▁sought ▁a