| Saint Buriana | |
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| Born | 6th century Ireland |
| Died | 6th century Dumnonia |
| Honored in | Catholic Church |
| Feast | May 1 |
Saint Buriana was a 6th century Irish saint who was a hermit in St Buryan, near Penzance, in the kingdom of Dumnonia.
Buriana ministered from a chapel on the site of the parish church at St Buryan. She is said to have been the daughter of an Irish king and travelled to Dumnonia from Ireland as a missionary to convert the local people to Christianity. One legend tells how she cured the paralysed son of King Geraint of Dumnonia. Baring-Gould identifies her with the Irish Saint Bruinsech.
Buriana's feast day is 1 May.
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