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Salomon of Cornwall
British sovereign
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Born
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Died
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Beatified
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Canonised
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Who they were
Salomon (also known as Selyf, Selevan) was a late 5th century Cornish 'warrior prince', possibly a King of Cornwall. His feast day takes place on the 18 October. He was the father of the Cornish bishop Saint Cybi.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Cybi Saint Child
- Gwen ferch Cynyr Saint Spouse
Sources
- Stanton, A Menology of England and Wales, Appendix I — "Selyf (6th cent.), or Solomon, Duke of Cornwall, son of Geraint, a Saint in the College of Garmon" — the father of St Cybi.
- Wikidata Q3945687 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Salomon of Cornwall (CC BY-SA)
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