Marnarck

Lanreath village and church

St Marnarck also known as Manaccus was a bishop who became the patron saint of Lanreath. According to William Worcester his body lay in the church of Lanreath.[1] He is commemorated in one of the stained glass windows of St Neot parish church. His feast day is 3 August.[2][3]

He is memorialised in the name of the Marnock gas field.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Manaccus.
  2. ↑ David Hugh Farmer, The Oxford Dictionary of Saints; 5th rev. ed. (Oxford University Press, 2011). (here).
  3. ↑ Pevsner, N. (1970) Cornwall; 2nd ed., rev. by Enid Radcliffe. Penguin; p. 92.


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