Baglan is said, on doubtful evidence, to have been a Breton prince, the son of Ithel Hael.
He studied at Saint Illtud's monastic school at Llanilltud Fawr (Llantwit Major)[1] and later travelled to the Vale of Neath as a missionary.
[2] Legend says that he was seen (either by Cadoc or Illtud) carrying fire in his robe without burning it so Illtud gave him a crozier and instructed him to build a church where he found a tree that bore three fruit.
He found a tree that had a litter of pigs, a beehive, and a crow's nest; however, he preferred a spot lower down on the flat (either where St Catharine's church now stands or further out towards the bay).
[citation needed] The ruined church of St Baglan stands in the northeast corner of the churchyard of St Catharine's church, Baglan.