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Saint Ursula, c. 1650, Italy The Martyrdom of Saint Ursula (German school, 16th century) According to Geoffrey of Monmouth , a 12th-century British cleric and writer, Ursula was the daughter of Dionotus , ruler of Cornwall.
Cordula of Cologne, also known as Saint Cordula, is an apocryphal saint. She was venerated in the Catholic Church as a companion of St. Ursula and her feast day was on 22 October, but she has not been listed in the Roman Martyrology since 1969 due to doubts about her historicity.
Saint Ursula Conan Meriadoc ( / ˈ k oʊ n ən / ; Welsh : Cynan Meiriadog ; Breton : Konan Meriadeg ) is a legendary British Celtic leader credited with founding Brittany . Versions of his story circulated in both Brittany and Great Britain from at least the early 12th century, and supplanted earlier legends of Brittany's foundation.
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During the year of her death, Avoye went to Cornwall to assist her aunt Saint Ursula at her wedding. [5] [6] There, Avoye discovered that Ursula had also consecrated herself to God and intended to remain a virgin. [5] The two fled to Cologne, Germany, where Ursula and her companions were martyred by a band of barbarians. [5]
For more information see the works of Canon Doble (1880–1945), [2] Nicholas Orme's book, The Saints of Cornwall (2000), [3] [4] 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.