Flag of St Piran, used as a flag of CornwallSt Piran portrayed in a stained glass window in Truro Cathedral
This is alist of Cornish saints, includingsaints more loosely associated withCornwall: many of them will have links to sites elsewhere in regions with significantancient British history, such asWales,Brittany orDevon.
The Archangel Michael fromPerugino's triptych in the Certosa of Pavia *The Archangel Michael was recognized as the patron saint of Cornwall in medieval times; his cult however was introduced to the land by the Normans. In the calendar of theChurch of Englanddiocese of Truro, 8 May is the feast ofSt. Michael, Protector of Cornwall. The archangel Michael is one of the three patron saints ofCornwall.[1]
The modern patron saint of Cornwall is considered to beSaint Piran, who is the namesake of the villages ofPerranzabuloe andPerranuthnoe. Saint Piran also serves as the patron saint of tin miners, withtin and copper mining historically serving as major industries in Cornwall.
Saint Sidwell, an 8th-century saint fromExeter with a dedicated church and holy well in the Cornish village ofLaneast
Saint Ursula, a 4th-centuryRomano-British saint thought to have been the daughter ofDionotus, ruler of Cornwall. However, this attribution to her ancestry has been identified as a potential misreading of the Latin wordsDeo notus byGeoffrey of Monmouth, the 12th-century British cleric and writer.
Orme, Nicholas (1996)English Church Dedications: With a Survey of Cornwall and Devon, University of Exeter PressISBN0-85989-516-5
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.)
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