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Ia of Cornwall
Cornish evangelist and martyr
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 3 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
500
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Ia of Cornwall (also known as Eia, Hia, Ive or Hya) was an evangelist and martyr of the 5th or 6th centuries, flourishing in the area of St Ives, Cornwall. She is said to have been an Irish princess, the sister of Erc of Slane.
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The miracles
Limited information available on this saint.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information available on this saint.
Connected on this site
- Erc of Slane Saint Brother or sister“She is said to have been an Irish princess, the sister of Erc of Slane.” — Wikipedia
- Euny Saint Brother or sister
Sources
- Wikidata Q465431 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ia of Cornwall (CC BY-SA)
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