Dachuna was a medieval virgin saint venerated in
Cornwall
Cornwall (; kw, Kernow ) is a historic county and ceremonial county in South West England. It is recognised as one of the Celtic nations, and is the homeland of the Cornish people. Cornwall is bordered to the north and west by the Atlantic ...
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in origin, Dachuna is known from the list of resting-places of
Hugh Candidus
Hugh Candidus (c. 1095 – c. 1160) was a monk of the Benedictine monastery at Peterborough, who wrote a Medieval Latin account of its history, from its foundation as Medeshamstede in the mid 7th century up to the mid 12th century. . ...
, authored around 1155.
[Blair, "Handlist", p. 563; Jankulak, ''Medieval Cult of St Petroc'', p. 67] Dachuna, along with Medan and
Credan
Saint Credan of Evesham (died 19 August 780) is a saint in the calendar of the Roman Catholic Church and of the Eastern Orthodox Church. He is also known in Latin as Credus or Credanus.
Life and cult
Credan was the Abbot of the Benedictine A ...
, were allegedly associates of
Saint Petroc
Saint Petroc or Petrock ( lat-med, Petrocus; cy, Pedrog; french: link=no, Perreux; ) was a British prince and Christian saint.
Probably born in South Wales, he primarily ministered to the Britons of Devon (Dewnans) and Cornwall (Kernow) then ...
, whom they rested alongside at the
church
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of
Bodmin.
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Medieval Cornish saints
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