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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
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Venerable

Crewenna of Crowan

A Cornish saint honored at Crowan, of the 5th century, commemorated in the Orthodox England calendar.

Feast
February 1old style February 14
Era
5th century
Place
Crowan
Order
Venerables

Life

Venerable Crewenna of Crowan was, according to Leland and William of Worcester, one of the party of Irish who came and settled in Cornwall at the beginning of the sixth century, in the districts of Penwith and Kerrier. The parish church of Crowan bears her name, and her feast was kept on 2 February; the Orthodox England calendar gives it as 1 February. Other dates, such as 27 October, have no foundation in tradition.

Her name resembles Croine (Crone) in the Irish calendars, but several Irish saints bear that name and she is not known to be the same person. The oldest sources call her a virgin.

Commemorated the same day February 1