Keyne

St Keyne's well, Cornwall

Keyne (/kn, knə/;[1][2] also referred to as Keane, Kayane[3] Keyna, Cenau, Cenedion,[4] Ceinwen[4][5]) was a 5th-century holy woman and hermitess who was said to have travelled widely through what is now South Wales and Cornwall.

  1. ^ "St. Keyne". Catholic Online. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Author tries to reduce confusion over pronunciation of Cornish place names". Somerset County Gazette. 23 August 2003. Retrieved 1 January 2020.
  3. ^ J. Meyrick A Pilgrim's Guide to the Holy Wells of Cornwall, pp. 68–69
  4. ^ a b Ray Spencer A Guide to the Saints of Wales and the Westcountry, pp. 51–52
  5. ^ David Hugh Farmer Oxford English Dictionary of Saints