Maches


St. Maches was a 6th century princess and Pre-congregational saint of Cornwall and Devon. Maches was the sister of St. Cadog.
Born a daughter of Saint Gwynllyw and his wife Gwladys, Maches lived as a hermit, and was murdered by thieves, at Merthyr Maches. She was buried in the monastery at Caerwent, now the parish church of St. Stephen at Caerwent, by Saint Tathan to whom the bandits had confessed the crime.