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Name Image Dedications or associated places in Cornwall Notes Refs.
Adwen St Adwen's Church, Advent Mentioned in the Life of Saint Nectan as a son of Brychan, although probably unique to Advent. Sometimes misidentified as female. [1]
Austol centered St Austell Mentioned in the 11th-century hagiography of Mewan as his godson. Before the mid-19th century, Holy Trinity Church, St Austell was dedicated to him. [2]
Branwalator St Breward Attested from the 10th century; Æthelstan dedicated Milton Abbey to the Virgin Mary, Samson of Dol, and Branwalator c. 933. He is mentioned in several 10th- and 11th-century litanies. [3]
Breage St Breage's Church, Breage A hagiography was written about her in the 14th or 15th century, although it does not survive. Likely written in or near Breage, it relates that she was from Ireland originally, although this is likely legendary and may be out of association with Brigid of Kildare. [4]
Brioc centered St Breock The subject of an 11th-century hagiography written in Brittany, according to which he was a pagan convert from Cornwall who studied in Paris under Germanus of Auxerre. He founded a church in Cornwall and monasteries in Brittany. Several churches in Brittany, including Saint-Brieuc Cathedral, are dedicated to him. [5]
Buriana centered St Buryan's Church Attested in a 10th-century list of Cornish saints found in a Breton manuscript, and in a royal charter of Æthelstan granting property to the clergy of St Buryan. Later medieval sources give her an Irish origin, but she was likely from Brittany or Cornwall. [6]
Carantoc centered St Carantoc's Church, Crantock The subject of two Latin hagiographies written in Wales with church dedications in Wales, Ireland, Brittany, Cornwall, and Somerset. According to his hagiographies he was from Wales and travelled to Ireland for a period, but his cult may originate in Crantock, as that was the most prominent of his dedications in the medieval period. [7]
Columba centered
Local traditions about Columba were recorded in Cornish in the late 16th century. Her cult was centred on the churches of St Columb Major and St Columb Minor, the former of which was one of the wealthiest churches in Cornwall. [8]
Constantine
A legendary 6th-century king of Dumnonia who repented and, according to the Life of Saint David, became a monk. [9]
Cuby centered
According to his 12th- or 13th-century Welsh hagiography, Cuby was a Cornish bishop who travelled to Wales and Ireland. [10]
Elwen
Recorded as having a chapel dedicated to Elvan in 1270 in Sithney, and the patron of a 19th-century church in Hayle. He is listed as a companion of Breage in one of her medieval hagiographies. [11]
Endelient St Endellion First attested in the Life of Saint Nectan, she was listed as a daughter of Brychan. Nicholas Roscarrock recorded folklore about Endelient in the 16th century; she was thought to be a goddaughter of King Arthur and a hermit. [12]
Enoder St Enoder Known as the patron saint of a church in Cornwall as early as 1086. [13]
Enodoc St Enodoc's Church, Trebetherick Enodoc is first attested in writing in 1299, although his dedicated church dates to the 12th century or earlier. [14]
Euny
A relatively widely venerated saint about whom little is known. Several churches, chapels, and holy wells are dedicated to him, including the large parish church at Lelant, where he is supposedly buried. [15]
Felec St Felicitas and St Piala's Church, Phillack First attested in a 10th-century list of Cornish saints. By 1259 Felec was regarded as female and her name was romanised as Felicitas, perhaps in conflation with Felicity of Carthage or Felicity of Rome. [16]
Germochus Germoe First recorded as the patron saint of Germoe parish in 1270, and thought to be a king and companion to Breage. His tomb at the Germoe church was still extant when John Leland visited in the 16th century. [17]
Gwinear centered St Gwinear's Church, Gwinear Gwinear and his patronal church are both first attested in 1258. A hagiography written in Brittany c. 1300 survives, which is likely drawn from an earlier Cornish hagiographical source. The hagiography relates that Gwinear was a pagan Irish prince converted by Saint Patrick who became a hermit in Brittany and performed miracles in Cornwall. [18]
Ia centered
Mentioned in the Life of Gwinear, where she was a noble Irish virgin who was miraculously transported to Cornwall on a leaf. [19]
Ivo of Ramsey St Ive A legendary Persian bishop whose body was discovered in 1001 at St Ives, Cambridgeshire. [20]
Julitta centered
There are three dedications in north Cornwall to a Julitta, which may be an altered version of Juliana, in turn perhaps a romanisation of Guilant. Julitta is also the name of a Roman martyr usually paired with her son Cyricus; dedications to Julitta alone on the north coast of Cornwall are more likely to originate with a Brittonic saint. [21]
Kea Old Kea Subject of the Cornish play Bewnans Ke. [22]
Keverne St Keverne [23]
Keyne
A daughter of Brychan in Welsh genealogies and subject of a late medieval Welsh hagiography. [24]
Mabyn centered St Mabyn Parish Church [25]
Madron Madron (Well and chapel) [26]
Marnarck Lanreath [27]
Materiana centered
[28]
Mawgan
[29]
Melaine centered
6th-century bishop of Rennes, also venerated in Brittany and Wales. [30]
Menefrida St Minver [31]
Meriasek centered St Martin and St Meriadoc's Church, Camborne Subject of the Cornish play Beunans Meriasek. [32]
Mewan St Mewan [33]
Morwenna Church of St Morwenna and St John the Baptist, Morwenstow [34]
Neot centered St Neot [35]
Petroc centered
[36]
Piran centered
St Piran's Day, Saint Piran's Flag [37]
Rumon Ruan Lanihorne [38]
Salomon St Levan's Church, St Levan [39]
Senara St Senara's Church, Zennor [40]
Sithney centered Sithney [41]
Sulien Luxulyan [42]
Tallanus St Tallanus' Church, Talland [43]
Tetha St Teath [44]
Tudy centered St Tudy [45]
Veep St Veep [46]
Wenna
[47]
Wyllow Lanteglos-by-Fowey [48]

Dubious: Credan, Dachuna - Orme 2000, pp. 97–98; Saint Lide - Orme 2000, pp. 111–112; Erbin of Dumnonia - Orme 2000, pp. 117–118, 143; Erc of Slane (Erth/Erch, St Erth's Church, St Erth) - Orme 2000, pp. 116–117; Ivo of Ramsey; Mybbard and Mancus - Orme 2000, pp. 173, 190–191; Noyale - Orme 2000, pp. 203–204; St Levan's Church, Porthpean; Gudwal/Gulval; Geraint of Dumnonia

Maybe merge: Enoder, Enodoc, Felec, Marnarck, Saint Senara, Tallanus, Saint Veep, Wyllow

References

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  1. ^ Orme 1996, p. 67; Orme 2000, pp. 59–60
  2. ^ Orme 1996, p. 69; Orme 2000, p. 67
  3. ^ Orme 1996, p. 71; Orme 2000, pp. 73–74
  4. ^ Orme 1996, p. 71; Orme 2000, pp. 71–72
  5. ^ Orme 1996, p. 71; Orme 2000, pp. 75–76
  6. ^ Orme 1996, p. 72; Orme 2000, pp. 78–79
  7. ^ Orme 1996, p. 75; Orme 2000, pp. 83–85
  8. ^ Orme 1996, pp. 74–75; Orme 2000, pp. 91–93
  9. ^ Orme 1996, p. 75; Orme 2000, pp. 94–95
  10. ^ Orme 1996, pp. 77–78; Orme 2000, pp. 99–100
  11. ^ Orme 1996, p. 116; Orme 2000, p. 112
  12. ^ Orme 1996, p. 79; Orme 2000, p. 113
  13. ^ Orme 1996, p. 79; Orme 2000, p. 114
  14. ^ Orme 1996, p. 79; Orme 2000, pp. 114–115
  15. ^ Orme 1996, pp. 76, 96, 113; Orme 2000, pp. 118–120
  16. ^ Orme 1996, pp. 110–111; Orme 2000, p. 121
  17. ^ Orme 1996, p. 83; Orme 2000, p. 129
  18. ^ Orme 1996, p. 85; Orme 2000, pp. 136–138
  19. ^ Orme 1996, pp. 87–88; Orme 2000, pp. 144–145
  20. ^ Orme 1996, p. 87; Orme 2000, p. 148
  21. ^ Orme 1996, pp. 88, 95; Orme 2000, p. 154
  22. ^ Orme 1996, p. 89; Orme 2000, pp. 156–158
  23. ^ Orme 1996, p. 90; Orme 2000, pp. 159–160
  24. ^ Orme 1996, pp. 91, 101; Orme 2000, pp. 162–163
  25. ^ Orme 1996, pp. 99–100; Orme 2000, pp. 168–169
  26. ^ Orme 1996, p. 100; Orme 2000, pp. 169–171
  27. ^ Orme 1996, p. 94; Orme 2000, p. 173
  28. ^ Orme 1996, p. 105; Orme 2000, pp. 189–190
  29. ^ Orme 1996, p. 102; Orme 2000, pp. 182–183
  30. ^ Orme 1996, pp. 103, 107; Orme 2000, pp. 184–185
  31. ^ Orme 1996, p. 105; Orme 2000, p. 187
  32. ^ Orme 1996, pp. 72–73; Orme 2000, pp. 188–189
  33. ^ Orme 1996, p. 104; Orme 2000, pp. 191–192
  34. ^ Orme 1996, p. 106; Orme 2000, p. 196
  35. ^ Orme 1996, p. 107; Orme 2000, pp. 200–203
  36. ^ Orme 1996, pp. 70, 78, 98, 109, 121; Orme 2000, pp. 214–219
  37. ^ Orme 1996, p. 110; Orme 2000
  38. ^ Orme 1996, p. 114; Orme 2000, pp. 226–227
  39. ^ Orme 1996, p. 97; Orme 2000, pp. 227–228
  40. ^ Orme 1996, p. 125; Orme 2000, pp. 232–233
  41. ^ Orme 1996, pp. 116–117; Orme 2000, pp. 236–237
  42. ^ Orme 1996, p. 99; Orme 2000, pp. 238–239
  43. ^ Orme 1996, p. 118; Orme 2000, p. 242
  44. ^ Orme 1996, p. 119; Orme 2000, pp. 244–245
  45. ^ Orme 1996, pp. 121–122; Orme 2000, pp. 247–248
  46. ^ Orme 1996, p. 122; Orme 2000, p. 249
  47. ^ Orme 1996, pp. 106, 123–124; Orme 2000, pp. 251–252
  48. ^ Orme 1996, p. 95; Orme 2000, pp. 255–256

Bibliography

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  • Orme, Nicholas (1996). English Church Dedications: With a Survey of Cornwall and Devon. University of Exeter Press. ISBN 9780859895163.
  • Orme, Nicholas (2000). The Saints of Cornwall. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780191542893.
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