Uny of Lelant

Uny of Lelant (Euny) was a saint of the 6th century, patron of the churches of Lelant and Redruth in west Cornwall, England. William Worcester, in his account of travels in Cornwall in 1478, records that Saint Uny, the brother of Saint Herygh, was buried at the parish church of Saint Uny near the town of Lelant, and that his feast day was 1 February. According to him Uny and Herygh (patron of St Erth) were the brothers of Saint Ia, patron of St Ives, an Irish princess who evangelised part of Cornwall. This account is the first record of the spelling "Uny", no doubt because it was recorded as spoken rather than written; the correct spelling is Euny, though the spelling Uny is used after the mid 16th century; at Truro Cathedral there is an honorary canon's stall of Saint Euni.

He is the patron of Lelant and Redruth and joint patron of Crowan. In all three churches the feast day is the Sunday nearest to 1 February. Some 18th-⁠century documents show that the parish of Crowan was called Uni-⁠Crowan, which may be connected with the fact that the parish was in two parts. A Cornish saint venerated locally, from the time of the undivided Church.