Saint Sulien

Saint Sulien
Bornc. 6th century
Diedc. 6th century
probably Luxulyan, Cornwall
Venerated inChristianity
Feast29 July

Saint Sulien, Sulian, or Silin was the reputed 6th-century founder-abbot of a monastery at Luxulyan ("Chapel of Sulien")[1] in Cornwall. His feast day is 29 July. He is likely the same as the Saint Sulien of Cornouaille and Domnonée.[2][3] The prefix "lux" is equivalent to "loc" which means place. It is common in Brittany, but not in Cornwall, which suggests this is a Breton foundation.[4]

  1. ^ Orme, Nicholas. The Saints of Cornwall, OUP Oxford, 2000, p. 23 ISBN 9780191542893
  2. ^ "Sulian", The Oxford Dictionary of Saints, 5th ed. (David Farmer, ed.) OUP, 2011 ISBN 9780199596607
  3. ^ Rees, Elizabeth. Early Christianity in South-West Britain, Oxbow Books, 2020, p. 208 ISBN 9781911188582
  4. ^ Rees, Elizabeth. Dictionary of Celtic Saints, The History Press, 2012, no pagination ISBN 9780752490175