St. Melangell (also known as Monacella)
Melangell, patron saint of hares, rabbits, small animals, and natural environment, was born sometime near the late sixth century to an Irish king. After she had grown into a young woman, her father decided that she would be married to a nobleman. She fled to the Tanat Valley in Wales to escape marriage and became a hermitess. She lived in the valley for approximately fifteen years before being discovered by a hunter by the name of Brochfael, Prince of Powys. The prince had been hunting with his hounds when a startled hare caught their attention and they began to chase is. When the prince had caught up with his hounds, he found them cowering away from Melangell with the hare curled calmly in the folds
Melangell, patron saint of hares, rabbits, small animals, and natural environment, was born sometime near the late sixth century to an Irish king. After she had grown into a young woman, her father decided that she would be married to a nobleman. She fled to the Tanat Valley in Wales to escape marriage and became a hermitess. She lived in the valley for approximately fifteen years before being discovered by a hunter by the name of Brochfael, Prince of Powys. The prince had been hunting with his hounds when a startled hare caught their attention and they began to chase is. When the prince had caught up with his hounds, he found them cowering away from Melangell with the hare curled calmly in the folds