Ceitho was an abbot

Abbot

The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...

 and a saint

Saint

A saint is a holy person. In various religions, saints are people who are believed to have exceptional holiness.In Christian usage, "saint" refers to any believer who is "in Christ", and in whom Christ dwells, whether in heaven or in earth...

 living in West Wales

West Wales

West Wales is the western area of Wales.Some definitions of West Wales include only Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, an area which historically comprised the Welsh principality of Deheubarth., an area called "South West Wales" in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics....

 in the 6th Century. According to legend he was one of the five sons born to Cynyr Barbtruc of Cynwyl Gaeo

Cynwyl Gaeo

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, and a descendent of the ancient Welsh king Cunedda Wledig

Cunedda

Cunedda ap Edern , was an important early Welsh leader, and the progenitor of the royal dynasty of Gwynedd.-Background and life:The name Cunedda derives from the Brythonic word , meaning good hound. His genealogy is traced back to Padarn Beisrudd, which literally translates as Paternus of the...

. Along with his brothers Gwynno

Gwynno

Gwynno, or Gwynnog ab Gildas, is the name of a 6th century Welsh saintArchives at the Vatican record that his festival is October 26; he is regarded as a confessor; and that there is said to be a sacred well, Ffynnon Wyno, associated with Llanwonno, in Glamorganshire.Gwynno appears to have been the...

, Gwynoro, Celynin, and Gwyn

Gwyn

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, he became a saint. The five brothers are said to have founded the village Llanpumsaint

Llanpumsaint

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Ceitho is also the patron Saint of Llangeitho

Llangeitho

Llangeitho is a village and community in Ceredigion, Wales situated on the upper river Aeron about 6 km due west of Tregaron and 11 km north of Lampeter. It has a population of 874....

 parish

Parish

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, Ceredigion

Ceredigion

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, and is said to have founded an abbey

Abbey

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 in which he secluded himself to live as a hermit

Hermit

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. Near the village can be found Ceitho's Spring, a natural spring which is said to run cold in summer and warm in winter.