Saint Meubred | |
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Born | 5th Century Ireland |
Died | 6th Century Cardinham |
Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Feast | Thursday before Whitsun |
St Meubred, Mewbred or Mebbred, is a local Cornish saint with a single dedication, the church of St Meubred, Cardinham, in the Diocese of Truro.William Worcestre names him as the son of an Irish king who became a Cornish hermit. He was a contemporary of St Mannacus and St Wyllow. An image of him carrying an extra head in his hands is included in a stained glass window in the church of St Neot alongside St Mabyn.