Madrun ( V century ) - a widow, revered as a saint (days of memory - April 9 and October 19 in the old style ).
| Madroon | |
|---|---|
| Madrun | |
| Birth | V century |
| Death | |
| In the face | |
| Day of Remembrance | April 9 and October 19 |
Biography
Holy Madrun, or Materiana, or Matron, or Merthiana, or Mertheriana, according to some legends, was the daughter of Vortimer and the wife of Inira, Prince of Gwent ( Ynyr Gwent ), the ruler of the edges near Kerventa that in Monmouthshire . After the battle described by Nenniy in which Vortimer was killed, of sv. The matron fled with her youngest son, Keidio ( Ceidio ), first to Karn-Wadrin , and then to Cornwall . She came from either Wales or Cornwall . The churches in her honor were consecrated in Tintagel And Minstere , Near Boscastla , Where she was buried.
Notes
Sources
- Benedictine Monks of St. Augustine Abbey, Ramsgate. (1947). The Book of Saints . New York: Macmillan.
- Farmer, DH (1997). The Oxford Dictionary of Saints . Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Links
- Celtic and Old English Saints (English)