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David Farmer has a column about Mylor in his Oxford Dictionary of Saints
(4th ed.) He cites as his sources:
Nova Legenda Angliae, ed. C. Horstman (1901) vol. 2, pp. 183-5
G.H. Doble, The Saints of Cornwall (1964), vol. 3, pp. 20-52.
Phyllis
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>> Mylor (unknown date) The legend of Mylor is spectacular and doubtful at a
>> historical level. Mylor seems to have been a saint of Brittany, with
>> Cornwall later substituted as his place of origin. The legend is that
>when
>> Mylor, a prince, was seven years old, the child's uncle killed his father.
>> The evil uncle wanted to kill Mylor too, but was dissuaded by a council of
>> bishops. Instead he chopped off Mylor's right hand and left foot (which
>> were replace with artificial limbs of bronze and silver). Mylor was sent
>> to a monastery, and within a few years his artificial limbs began to work
>> like real ones. This peeved the uncle, who had Mylor killed. The uncle,
>> by the way, touched Mylor's severed head and died within three days.
>> Amesbury had his relics.
>
>Dr. Jestice,
> Could you let me know your source for this entry? It's one I've never
>heard of before.
>(And anyone else on the list, if you have info, I'd appreciate a word...)
>
>Thank you,
>Terri Morgan
>
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