Melor


Melor
Mélar in Chapelle Saint-Brieuc, Plonivel, Finistère, with severed hand
Died10th-century
Venerated inCatholic Church
Major shrineAmesbury Abbey (original)
Feast1 October (Exeter Cathedral)
3 January
28 August (former)
Sunday nearest 25 October
4 December

Melor (also known in Latin as Melorius; in Cornish as Mylor; in French as Méloir; and other variations) was a 10th-century Breton saint who, in England, was venerated in Cornwall and at Amesbury Abbey, Wiltshire, which claimed some of his relics.[1]

  1. ^ Yardley, Anne Bagnall (2024). "Celebrating St Melor at Amesbury Priory". Journal of Medieval History. doi:10.1080/03044181.2024.2364700. ISSN 0304-4181.

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