Saint Piran
Cornish abbot and saint
Feast: 5 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
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.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Ciarán of Saigir Saint“The consensus of scholarship has identified the "Life" of Piran as a copy of that of the Irish saint Ciarán of Saigir with the names changed.” — Wikipedia
- Santi, beati e testimoni — SanCiarano (Kieran) — SanCiarano (Kieran) — Vescovo — feast 5 marzo santiebeati's life of San Ciarano di Saighir says that in the early Middle Ages he was identified with San Pirano of Cornwall, whose feast is 5 March.
- Wikidata Q2472762 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Piran (CC BY-SA)
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