Saint Minver (Menefreda) (died 24th November, year unknown)

Feast day: 24th November

Saint Minver was another daughter of King Brychan. King Brychan's twenty four children started churches throughout Cornwall, England and Wales.

Her hermitage, chapel and holy well were at Tredizzick, which is not far from the present church and town of Saint Minver. This religious settlement would have formed a base for spreading the Christian faith in the area.

One of the popular stories about Saint Minver says that the devil attacked her when she was combing her hair. She threw the comb at him and he ran away.

St. Minver
St. Minver
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