This is a list of Cornish saints, including

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: many of them will have links to sites elsewhere in regions with significant ancient British history, such as

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List of some of the well-known Cornish saints

For more information see the works of Canon Doble (1880–1945), Nicholas Orme's book, ''The Saints of Cornwall'' (2000), and the works of Charles Henderson ''N.B.'' All these have dedications in Cornwall but not all have legends or traditions associating them with Cornwall.

Honorary canons of Truro

Stained glass in St Materiana's Church, Tintagel (5631)

The 24 honorary canons of

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occupy stalls named after 24 saints (almost all of them Cornish):

Carantoc Saint Carantoc ( cy, Carannog; ga, Cairnech; br, Karanteg; la, Carantocus), also anglicized as Carantock, Carannog and by other spellings, was a 6th-century abbot, confessor, and saint in Wales and the West Country. He is credited with founding ...

;

Buriana Saint Buriana (or Berriona, Beriana or Beryan) was a 6th-century Irish saint, a hermit in St Buryan, near Penzance, Cornwall. Baring-Gould identifies her with the Irish Saint Bruinsech. She is said to have been the daughter of an Irish king a ...

; Germoe; Conan; Winwalloe; Nectan; Petroc; Adwenna;

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; Constantine;

Cybi Saint Cuby (in Cornish) or Saint Cybi (in Welsh) was a 6th-century Cornish bishop, saint and, briefly, king, who worked largely in Cornwall and North Wales: his biography is recorded in two slightly variant medieval 'lives'. Life in Cornwall ...

;

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; Breaca; Neot; Rumon; Sampson;

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Modern Cornish saints

More recent Cornishmen recognized for sanctity include the Irish-Cornish martyr Blessed John Cornelius.

References

*Nicholas Roscarrock (d. 1634) left an interesting account of the lives of the saints.Roscarrock
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* Orme, Nicholas (1996) ''English Church Dedications: With a Survey of Cornwall and Devon'', University of Exeter Press *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.)

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Saints In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and denomination. In Catholic, Eastern Orth ...

List of some of the well-known Cornish saints

Honorary canons of Truro

Modern Cornish saints

See also

References

Further reading

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