Saint Madron or Maddern was a Pre-Congregational Saint, monk and hermit.[1]
Life
He is honoured in Cornwall at St Maddern's Church in the village of Madron. He also has a Holy well, noted for its healing powers.[2][3]
Madron was born in Cornwall and was a disciple of Saint Ciarán of Saigir. Very little is known of him except that many miracles were attributed to him.[4] He died c.545 AD near Land's End, Cornwall, and is remembered in Madron Parish Church (Madron Village) and his Feast Day is 17 May.
Identification
Some [5][6] have suggested that the saint's life is a retelling of the story of St. Madrun, a daughter of Vortimer, a king of Gwent.
Gallery
The baptistry near Madron Well
Basin in the south-west corner of the baptistry
The altar at the eastern end of the baptistry
A wayside cross, Boswarthen (near Madron Well)
Notes
References
- Haycock, Marged (2007). Legendary poems from the Book of Taliesin. CMCS. ISBN 978-0-9527478-9-5.
- Gruffydd, William John (1953). Rhiannon: An Inquiry Into the Origin of the First and Third Branches of the Mabinogi. University of Wales Press.
- "St. Madron of Cornwall, Hermit". Celtic and Old English Saints. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- Benedictine Monks of St. Augustine's Abbey (1931). The Book of Saints. A Dictionary. A. & C. Black.
- Butler, Alban (1866). The lives of the fathers, martyrs, and other principal saints. J. Duffy.
- "Saint Madron of Cornwall". Saints.SQPN.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.