Saint Mabena

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Mabena
Born Brycheiniog, Wales
Died 18 November c. 550, St Mabyn, Cornwall
Venerated in Roman Catholic Church; Anglian Communion
Major shrine St Mabyn (destroyed)
Feast 18 November
Patronage St Mabyn
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Mabena (also known as Mabon or Mabyn) was probably born in Brycheiniog in South Wales and later settled in Cornwall.[1]

According to the medieval 'Life of Saint Nectan', Mabena was one of the twenty-four children of Saint Brychan, a Welsh holy man and king of Brycheiniog. Like so many of her siblings, she travelled to Cornwall and settled at what has developed as the village named after her, St Mabyn. Both the parish church and the local public house are dedicated to her memory. Her feast day is 18 November.

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  1. ^ St Mabyn

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