Elwen
early saint(s) venerated in Cornwall or Brittany
Who they were
Elwen (also known as Elvan, Elven, etc.) was the name of an early saint or saints venerated in Cornwall and Brittany. The hagiographical material asserts that he came to Cornwall from Ireland in the company of Breage and six others, but this is attested late. A chapel at Porthleven in Sithney parish, Cornwall, dedicated to Elwen, existed from the 13th century until 1549, and in Brittany several sites and placenames are associated with possibly related figures.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
- CatholicSaints.Info — Butler's Lives of the Saints — Saint Breaca, Virgin — Butler's notice of Saint Breaca names Elwen among the companions who crossed from Ireland to Cornwall with her.
- Wikidata Q4530747 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Elwen (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.