Congar of Congresbury

This article is about the saint from Congresbury. For the saint from Llangefni, see Cyngar of Llangefni.

Congar
Abbot & Bishop
Born	ca. 470, Llanwngar in Pembrokeshire
Died	ca. 520, Jerusalem
Venerated in	Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Communion
Major shrine	Congresbury, Somerset (destroyed)
Feast	27 November
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Saint Congar (also Cumgar or Cungar; Welsh: Cyngar; Latin: Concarius) (c. 470–27 November 520), was a Welsh abbot and supposed bishop in Somerset, now in England.

He grew up in Pembrokeshire and travelled across the Bristol Channel to found a monastery on Cadbury Hill at Congresbury in Somerset. He gave his name to this village and to the parish church at Badgworth. This supposedly became the centre of a bishopric which preceded the Diocese of Bath and Wells. Legend has it that his staff took root when he thrust it into the ground and the resulting yew tree can be seen to this day! He later returned to Wales, but died on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. Churches dedicated to him may also be found in Brittany and Cornwall, where he is said to have been a hermit at Lanivet. Identification with Saint Dochau is unjustified^{[citation needed]}.