Flag of St Piran, used as a flag of Cornwall
St Piran portrayed in a stained glass window in Truro Cathedral
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.
The Archangel Michael from Perugino'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 the
Church of England diocese of Truro, 8 May is the feast of
St. Michael, Protector of Cornwall. The archangel Michael is one of the three patron saints of
Cornwall.
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.
- Saint Austell
- Saint Blaise
- Saint Breaca
- Saint Bryvyth (Brevita)
- Saint Budoc
- Saint Buriana
- Saint Cleer
- Saint Carantoc
- Saint Constantine
- Saint Cuby
- Saint Day
- Saint Dominica (patron saint of St. Dominick)
- Saint Endelienta
- Saint Erth
- Saint Euny
- Saint Felec
- Saint Gerren
- Saint Gluvias
- Saint Gudwal or Gurval
- Saint Gwinear
- Saint Gwinnodock
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- Saint Nonna
- Saint Padarn
- Saint Petroc "the captain of Cornish saints" according to Thomas Fuller
- Saint Piran the patron saint of tin miners and of Cornwall
- Saint Rumonus
- Saint Samson of Dol
- Saint Senara
- Saint Senanus (or Senana) of Sennen
- Saint Sidwell
- Saint Sulien
- Saint Tallanus
- Saint Tetha (Teath, Tecla)
- Saint Tudy
- Saint Ursula
- Saint Veep
- Saint Wenna
- Saint Winwaloe
- Wyllow
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Honorary canons of Truro
A stained glass window in the chancel of Tintagel church which depicts St Piran (left) and St Julitta
The 24 honorary canons of Truro Cathedral occupy stalls named after 24 saints (almost all of them Cornish): Carantoc; Buriana; Germoe; Conan; Winwalloe; Nectan; Petroc; Adwenna; Piran; Constantine; Cybi; Paul; Breaca; Neot; Rumon; Sampson; German; Meriadoc; Euni; Ia; Endelienta; Columb; Corentin; Aldhelm.
Modern Cornish saints
More recent Cornishmen recognized for sanctity include the Irish-Cornish martyr Blessed John Cornelius.
See also
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