Germochus

St Germoe's chair

Saint Germochus or Germoe is the patron saint of the parish of Germoe in Cornwall. He is said to have been a king and one of the companions of St Breage (they were Irish missionaries who landed at Hayle). His shrine in Germoe church was a place of pilgrimage until the Reformation. In the churchyard is St Germoe's Chair, no doubt connected to the cult of the saint but in what way is unclear.[1][2] According to legend Germoc was a king in Ireland whose feast day is 6 May.

Notes

  1. ↑ The Cornish Church Guide (1925) Truro: Blackford; p. 100
  2. ↑ Ellis, P. B. (1992) The Cornish Saints. Penryn: Tormark; p. 13


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