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medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture The abbey was founded by King Athelstan (925-939), for the soul of his brother Edwin, possibly in 934. He gave the abbey relics of St Sampson of Dol and St Branwallader, hence the dedication of the abbey. Branwallader was a Celtic or Welsh monk of the 6th century, feast day (in Jersey) of January 19th. He is also known as Branwalader, Branwalator, Brelade, Breward. It is likely that the name “St. Brelade” is a corruption of “St. Branwallader”. In Cornwall he has feast days on 9th February and 6th June; 19th January may be the day of the translation of his relics. Branwallader was a Celtic or Welsh monk, who is said to have been a Bishop in Jersey, although at the time, Jersey would have been part of the ancient diocese of Dol. As with many of the early saints of this part of the world, it is difficult to separate fact from fiction. However, it is believed that Branwallader worked with Saint Samson in Cornwall and the Channel Islands, where he is remembered at Jersey in the Parish name St Brelade and at Cornwall in the Parish name of St. Breward. He may also have travelled with Samson to Brittany in northern France. Gordon Plumb -----Original Message----- From: Jane Stemp Wickenden <[log in to unmask]> To: MEDIEVAL-RELIGION <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 22:49 Subject: [M-R] Milton Abbey - dedication medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture Good evening friends, I've just spent a happy weekend singing in Milton Abbey, in the deeps of Dorset. I was researching the church earlier today and - embarrassingly, I forgot to record my source - discovered that the full dedication of the church is: " The Abbey Church of St Mary, St Samson and St Branwalader" (who??) It does seem a little unusual - not to mention covering several bases ... Jane ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion ********************************************************************** To join the list, send the message: subscribe medieval-religion YOUR NAME to: [log in to unmask] To send a message to the list, address it to: [log in to unmask] To leave the list, send the message: unsubscribe medieval-religion to: [log in to unmask] In order to report problems or to contact the list's owners, write to: [log in to unmask] For further information, visit our web site: http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/medieval-religion