Breage
Saint Breage (or Breaca) | |
|---|---|
| Nun | |
| Born | 5th or 6th century (traditional) Lagonia and Ultonia, Ireland (traditional) |
| Residence | Cornwall, England |
| Died | Breage, Cornwall (traditional burial site) |
| Venerated in | Cornwall, South West England, Eastern Orthodox Church, Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Breage Parish Church, Breage, Cornwall |
| Feast | 1 May (William Worcester, 1478); 4 June (later times) |
Breage or Breaca (with many variant spellings) is a saint venerated in Cornwall and South West England. According to her late hagiography, she was an Irish nun of the 5th or 6th century who founded a church in Cornwall. The village and civil parish of Breage in Cornwall are named after her, and the local Breage Parish Church is dedicated to her. She is a saint in the Eastern Orthodox Church and Catholic Church.