Saint Cleer (Clara) (died 4th November, year unknown)

St. Cleer was an Englishman who came to Cornwall in the 8 th or 9 th century (between 700 and 900 CE). He preached and built a church on the edge of Bodmin moor - today's village of St. Cleer. The village also has a holy well and two ancient Celtic crosses.

The nearby Doniert Stone is the remains of another cross put up by King Doniert 'for the good of his soul' around the time of St. Cleer.

St. Cleer was a monk devoted to a life of celibacy, but a local chieftainess fell in love with him and pursued him. When he fled to a lonely hermitage in France, the lady was furious and had him murdered.