Saint Theneva
- Also known as
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Dwynwen;
Enoch;
Thaneu;
Thaney;
Thenaw;
Thenew;
Thenog;
Thenova
- Memorial
- 18 July
- Profile
- British princess.
When she became pregnant before marriage, her family threw her from a cliff.
She survived the fall unharmed, and was soon met by an unmanned boat.
She knew she had no home to go to, so got into the boat; it sailed her across the Firth of Forth to land at Culross where she was cared for by Saint Serf; he became foster-father of her son, Saint Kentigern.
- Born
- British Isles
- Died
- 7th century
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
- Glasgow, Scotland
- Additional Information
- For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabestein
- Print References
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The Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
New Catholic Dictionary
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