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Gwen ferch Cynyr
queen of Cerniw and saint
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Feast: 18 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
600
Died
544
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Morval (Cornish: Morval) is a rural civil parish, hamlet and historic manor in southeast Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The hamlet is approximately two miles (3 km) north of Looe and five miles (8 km) south of Liskeard.
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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.
Connected on this site
- Cybi Saint Child
- Ninnoc Saint Brother or sister
- Non Saint Brother or sister
- Salomon of Cornwall Saint Spouse
Sources
- santiebeati.it — Santa Gwen, Regina — Daughter of Cynyr Ceinfarfog, queen in Cerniw, 472 - c.544, feast 18 October — exact match; distinct from St Gwen of Talgarth (same feast).
- Wikidata Q24635388 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Wenna (queen) (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.