Legends Saint Piran



saint piran s flag consists of white cross on black field



the heathen irish tied him mill-stone, rolled on edge of cliff stormy sea, became calm, , saint floated safely on water land upon sandy beach of perranzabuloe in cornwall. first disciples said have been badger, fox , bear
he landed in cornwall, , there established himself hermit. sanctity , austerity won him veneration of around, , gift of miracles, favoured, brought many seek charitable aid.
he joined @ perranzabuloe many of christian converts , founded abbey of lanpiran, piran abbot.
st piran rediscovered tin-smelting (tin had been smelted in cornwall since before romans arrival, methods had since been lost) when black hearthstone, evidently slab of tin-bearing ore, had tin smelt out of , rise top in form of white cross (thus image on flag).




^ st pirans day . st pirans day. 2012-03-04. retrieved 2017-03-05. 
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