Saint Buriana | |
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.jpg) Stained glass window of Buriana, from St Buryan's Church | |
| Born | 6th century Ireland |
| Died | 6th century St Buryan, Cornwall |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | St Buryan's Church, Cornwall |
| Feast | 1 May (Church of England), 4 June (Catholic Church) |
Buriana, also known as Berriona, Beriana, Buryan or Beryan,[1] was a 6th-century Irish saint, a hermit in St Buryan, near Penzance, Cornwall. Baring-Gould identifies her with the Irish saint Bruinsech.
- ^ Ellis (1992), p. 6