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Kew
5th c Welsh and Cornish female saint
SaintFull write-upWalesPre-congregation
Feast: 8 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
500
Died
—
unknown
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Kew, or Kywa, Patroness of St. Kew, or Lanon. In Exeter Mart. Feast 8th February; St. Kyul, Virgin.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: she has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
Stanton's Menology of England and Wales (1887) lists her among the Cornish saints to whom churches have been dedicated.
Sources
- A Menology of England and Wales (Richard Stanton, 1887), Appendix I C: Cornish Saints
- Wikidata Q28681406 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.