Dear John,
The usual patron saint of miners is St Barbara. However, Cornish miners
also had St Piran (or Perran) as a more local patron. Piran was culted in
Wales and Brittany as well as Cornwall.
Cheers,
Martin
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On Tue, 18 Nov 1997, John H Arnold wrote:
> or has ever been, a patron saint for mining or miners? The particular
> area and time of interest is C17-C18 England, but any response would be
> welcome...
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