Saint Gwerir of Liskeard

Also known as

• Guier

Memorial

• 4 April

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Ninth century monk and hermit in Liskeard, Cornwall. King Alfred said to have been cured of a serious illness at Gwerir’s grave. After his death, the saint‘s monastery cell was next occupied by Saint Neot.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Gwerir of Liskeard”. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 April 2012. Web. 18 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-gwerir-of-liskeard/>