Melangell was an 8th-century Irish princess who became a hermit and abbess in the Kingdom of Powys. After fleeing an arranged marriage, she sought solitude in the wilderness, where she established a convent and a sanctuary. She is widely recognized as the patron saint of hares due to an incident in which she protected the animal from hunting dogs. Following thirty-seven years of seclusion, she died in Powys, where she remains a significant religious figure.