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Doble, G. H., The saints of Cornwall, vol. 5: Saints of mid-Cornwall, Oxford: Dean and Chapter of Truro, 1970.

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Volume
5
Work
The saints of Cornwall : Saints of mid-Cornwall- vol. 5
Place
Oxford
Publisher
Dean and Chapter of Truro
Year
1970
Part of
G. H. Doble, Donald Attwater (ed.), The saints of Cornwall (1960–1997)
Description
Description
Articles, with original dates between brackets: 1. Saint Congar (1940); 2. St Ewe (1937); 3. St Goron/Goran (1938); 4. St Mewan and St Austol (1939); 5. St Nectan (1930 and 1937); 6. St Samson (1935); 7. St Sulian of Luxulian (1936); 8. St Winnoc (1940); Appendix: note on Barry [of Fowey].
Subjects and topics
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saints of Cornwall
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History, society and culture
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CyngarCyngar
(supp. fl. early 8th century)
Cyngar of Congresbury, Cungar of Congresbury
Patron saint of Congresbury (Cungres-byrig) in Somerset, to which it supposedly gave its name. His origins are obscure. It has been suggested that he was originally a Welsh/British saint, and/or that he was invented to explain the placename and equip Congresbury with an origin story, based perhaps on a version of the Welsh saint. His vita shows certain affinities with 12th-century Welsh Latin hagiography associated with Caradog and the monastery of Llancarfan.
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Dennis Groenewegen
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