ABRAHAM (d. 1080), bishop of S. Davids (‘euream’ in Pen. MS. 20);
succeeded to the see on the resignation of Sulien in 1078. According to MS. C of Ann. C., he was murdered by the ‘gentiles’ who ravaged S. Davids in 1080. The inscribed memorial cross of his sons, Hedd and Isaac, was discovered in the cathedral in 1891.
Bibliography:
- Hist. W., 222, 460;
- Arch. Camb., 1938, 54-6.
Author:
Sir John Edward Lloyd, D.Litt., F.B.A., F.S.A. (1861-1947), Bangor
