List of Cornish saints
This is a list of Cornish saints, including
.
List of some of the well-known Cornish saints
For more information see the works of
Charles Henderson
N.B. All these have dedications in Cornwall but not all have legends or traditions associating them with Cornwall.
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Honorary canons of Truro
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The 24 honorary canons of
Modern Cornish saints
More recent Cornishmen recognized for sanctity include the Irish-Cornish martyr Blessed John Cornelius.
See also
- Llan place name element
- List of Welsh saints
- List of saints of the Canary Islands
References
- Nicholas Roscarrock (d. 1634) left an interesting account of the lives of the saints.[8]
- ^ "The Legend of St Piran", BBC
- ^ A long series of books on individual saints, and the 5 volumes The Saints of Cornwall which are based on them
- ^ French, Katherine. "Review of Orme's The Saints of Cornwall". Retrieved 15 September 2009.
- ^ a b c The Saints of Great Britain and Ireland - a synaxarion
- ^ Truro Diocesan Directory; A.D. 1977; p. 7
- ^ The Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; pp. 48-49
- ^ Roscarrock; Genuki
Further reading
- Orme, Nicholas (1996) English Church Dedications: With a Survey of Cornwall and Devon, University of Exeter Press ISBN 0-85989-516-5
- Ellis, P. B. (1992) The Cornish Saints. Penryn: Tor Mark Press (A brief basic guide giving accounts of 120 saints)
- Bowen, E. G. (1954) The Settlements of the Celtic Saints in Wales. Cardiff: University of Wales Press
- Baring-Gould, S.; Fisher, John (1907–13) Lives of the British Saints: the saints of Wales and Cornwall and such Irish saints as have dedications in Britain. 4 vols. London: For the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion, by C. J. Clark
- Rees, W. J. (ed.) (1853) Lives of the Cambro British Saints: of the fifth and immediate succeeding centuries, from ancient Welsh & Latin mss. in the British Museum and elsewhere, with English translations and explanatory notes. Llandovery: W. Rees
- Wade-Evans, A. W. (ed.) (1944). Vitae Sanctorum Britanniae et Genealogiae. Cardiff: University of Wales Press Board. (Lives of saints: Bernachius, Brynach. Beuno. Cadocus, Cadog. Carantocus (I and II), Carannog. David, Dewi sant. Gundleius, Gwynllyw. Iltutus, Illtud. Kebius, Cybi. Paternus, Padarn. Tatheus. Wenefred, Gwenfrewi.--Genealogies: De situ Brecheniauc. Cognacio Brychan. Ach Knyauc sant. Generatio st. Egweni. Progenies Keredic. Bonedd y saint.)