Saint Piran
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Saint Piran is a 5th-century Irish-born saint venerated as the patron of tin miners and one of the most important saints of Cornwall, symbolized by the black-and-white Cornish flag associated with him.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
Cornish saint ⓘ patron saint ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Cornish identity
ⓘ
Cornish nationalism ⓘ Cornish people NERFINISHED ⓘ tin mining in Cornwall ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 5th century ⓘ |
| commemoratedBy |
Saint Piran's Day celebrations in Cornwall
ⓘ
parades and festivals on 5 March in Cornwall ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Ireland ⓘ |
| cultCenter |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Perranzabuloe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicOrigin | Irish ⓘ |
| feastDay |
5 March
ⓘ
Saint Piran's Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Piran NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLegend |
legend of being miraculously saved from drowning after being cast into the sea tied to a millstone
ⓘ
legend of discovering tin smelting when white tin flowed from black ore ⓘ |
| hasShrine |
Perranzabuloe dunes
ⓘ
St Piran's Oratory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| influenced |
Cornish culture
ⓘ
Cornish symbolism ⓘ |
| languageOfCult |
Cornish
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| notableFor |
association with the Cornish flag
ⓘ
being one of the most important saints of Cornwall ⓘ being patron saint of tin miners ⓘ |
| occupation |
missionary
ⓘ
monk ⓘ |
| patronage |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
metallurgists ⓘ miners ⓘ tin miners ⓘ tinners ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| symbol |
Cornish flag
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saint Piran's Flag NERFINISHED ⓘ black flag with white cross ⓘ |
| tradition | Celtic Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Cornwall NERFINISHED ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Roman Catholic Church
|
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