Buriana

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Saint Buriana
Born	6th century Ireland
Died	6th century Cornwall
Honored in	Anglican Church, Roman Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church
Major shrine	St Buryan's Church, Cornwall
Feast	May 1

Saint Buriana was a 6th-century Irish saint, a hermit in St Buryan, near Penzance, Cornwall. Baring-Gould identifies her with the Irish Saint Bruinsech.

She is said to have been the daughter of an Irish king and travelled to Cornwall 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. Buriana ministered from a chapel on the site of the parish church at St Buryan.

Buriana's feast day is 1 May.

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A–C	Abbán Abel of Reims Abran Adalgis Adomnán Adomnán of Coldingham Aidan of Lindisfarne Ailbe of Emly Ailerán Alto of Altomünster Andrew the Scot Assicus Athracht Autbod Baithéne Balin Balther Barrfoin Bean Bécán Bega Benignus of Armagh Beoadh Beoc Berach Blaithmaic Boadin Boethian Brandan Breage Brendan Brendan of Birr Briarch Brigit of Kildare Brogan Bron Brónach Budoc Buriana Óengus of Tallaght Máedóc of Ferns Scuithin Gobhan

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Persondata
Name	Buriana
Alternative names
Short description	Irish saint
Date of birth
Place of birth	Ireland
Date of death
Place of death	Dumnonia

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