The monastery established at Bangor by Saint Dunod (or Dunawd) was destroyed in 613 by the Anglo-Saxon King Æthelfrith of Northumbria after he defeated the Welsh armies at the Battle of Chester. Before the battle, monks from the monastery had fasted for three days and then climbed a hill to witness the fight and pray for the success of the Welsh; they were massacred on the orders of the king.

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Location: Chester, United Kingdom
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