Meubred

Saint Meubred
Born 5th century
Ireland
Died 6th century
Cardinham
Canonized Pre-Congregation
Feast Thursday before Whitsun

St Meubred, Mewbred or Mebbred, is a local Cornish saint with a single dedication, the church of St Meubred, Cardinham, in the Diocese of Truro.[1] William Worcestre names him as the son of an Irish king who became a Cornish hermit.[2] He was a contemporary of St Mannacus and St Wyllow.[3] An image of him carrying an extra head in his hands is included in a stained glass window in the church of St Neot alongside St Mabyn.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "St Meubred: Church of England Saint Dedications".
  2. ↑ Doble, Gilbert Hunter (1939). A History of the Church and Parish of St. Meubred, Cardynham. Shipston on Stour: King's Stone Press. p. 97.
  3. ↑ Thacker, Alan; Sharpe, Richard (2002). Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West. Oxford University Press. p. 356. ISBN 978-0-19-820394-0.
  4. ↑ Mattingly, Joanna (2003). "Pre-Reformation Saints' Cults in Cornwall - with Particular Reference to the St Neot Windows". In Cartwright, Jane. Celtic Hagiography and Saints' Cults. Cardiff: University of Wales Press. pp. 249–270. ISBN 978-0-70-831749-5.



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