Menefrida is the 5th-century
Cornish saint
This is a list of Cornish saints, including saints more loosely associated with Cornwall: many of them will have links to sites elsewhere in regions with significant ancient British history, such as Wales, Brittany or Devon.
List of some o ...
associated with the parish of
St Minver
St Minver ( kw, Sen Menvra) is the name of an ecclesiastical parish, a civil parish and a village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom.
The civil parish of St Minver is in Bodmin Registration District and is nominally divided into St Mi ...
, near the
Camel estuary 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 Atlan ...
, England.
Alternative spellings of her name include Menefreda, Menwreda, Menfre, Mynfreda and Minefreda. At the time of
King Henry VIII
Henry VIII (28 June 149128 January 1547) was King of England from 22 April 1509 until his death in 1547. Henry is best known for his six marriages, and for his efforts to have his first marriage (to Catherine of Aragon) annulled. His disagr ...
the parish was known as St. Menifryde.
Menefrida was one of the many children of the Welsh king
Brychan
Brychan Brycheiniog was a legendary 5th-century king of Brycheiniog (Brecknockshire, alternatively Breconshire) in Mid Wales.
Life
According to Celtic hagiography Brychan was born in Ireland, the son of a Prince Anlach, son of Coronac, and ...
,
and has been referred to as a saint since at least 1256.
records, ''Sancta Menefrida, virgo non martir, die 24 Novembris'' ("Saint Menefrida, virgin, not a martyr, 24 November"), which he copied from a calendar at
Bodmin
Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor.
The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character. It is bordere ...
into the notes made during his travels around Britain during the late 15th century.
Her feast day is 24 July.
The church dedicated to St. Menefrida in St Minver is a stone building in the
Transitional Norman and
Early English styles.
References
External links
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Late Ancient Christian female saints
5th-century Christian saints
Children of Brychan
5th-century births
Date of birth unknown
Date of death unknown
Medieval Cornish saints
Female saints of medieval Wales
Welsh Roman Catholic saints
5th-century Welsh people
5th-century Welsh women