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Piran or Pyran (Cornish: Peran; Latin: Piranus [6]), died c. 480, [1] [7] [8] [9] was a 5th-century Cornish abbot and saint, possibly of Irish origin. He is the patron saint of tin-miners, and is also generally regarded as the patron saint of Cornwall, although Michael and Petroc also have some claim to this title.
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.
Piran or Pyran (Cornish: Peran; Latin: Piranus), died c. 480, was a 5th-century Cornish abbot and saint, possibly of Irish origin. He is the patron saint of tin-miners, and is also generally regarded as the patron saint of Cornwall, although Michael and Petroc also have some claim to this title.
How Saint Piran, an Irishman known for his indulgence, captured the hearts and minds of the Cornish.
A re-enactment of Piran crossing the Irish Sea, Helston, Floral Day 2009. The modern observance of St Piran's day as a national symbol of the people of Cornwall started in the late 19th and early 20th century when Celtic Revivalists sought to provide the people of Cornwall with a national day similar to those observed in other nations.
Inside St Michael's Church, Michaelstow St Piran (detail of a stained glass window at Truro Cathedral). Nothing is known about the beginnings of Christianity in Cornwall. Scilly has been identified as the place of exile of two heretical 4th-century bishops from Gaul, Instantius and Tiberianus, who were followers of Priscillian and were banished after the Council of Bordeaux in
A reputed King of Cornwall named Constantine was venerated in Cornwall as a saint, one of several saints named Constantine known in the Celtic church; St Corentin, missionary to Brittany [1] John of Cornwall, medieval scholar; St Petroc, a patron saint of Cornwall and of Devon [2] St Piran, a patron saint of Cornwall and tin miners [3]
St Piran's Cross at Perranzabuloe (believed to be the earliest recorded stone cross in Cornwall) stands in the dunes between the oratory site and the graveyard of the old church. It is dedicated to tinners and miners and stands 8 feet (2.4 m) high. [ 155 ]