Saint Buriana of Cornwall

Also known as

• Burian
• Buryan

Memorial

• 4 June
• 1 May on some local calendars
• formerly 29 May

Profile

Sixth-century anchoress in Cornwall. The town of Saint Buryan, whose parish church served as her base, is named after her. May have been the daughter of an Irish king, and some writers says she travelled to Cornwall as a missionary to Cornish. One legend tells how she cured the paralysed son of King Geraint of Dumnonia, a miracle that brought many locals to the faith.

Born

• Ireland

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Buriana of Cornwall“. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 June 2013. Web. 19 June 2013. <>