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Dachuna

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Dachunawas a medieval virgin saint venerated inCornwall.ProbablyBritishin origin, Dachuna is known from the list of resting-places ofHugh Candidus,authored around 1155.[1]Dachuna, along with Medan andCredan,were allegedly associates ofSaint Petroc,whom they rested alongside at thechurchofBodmin.[1]

Notes

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  1. ^abBlair, "Handlist", p. 563; Jankulak,Medieval Cult of St Petroc,p. 67

References

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  • Jankulak, Karen (2000),The Medieval Cult of St Petroc,Woodbridge: Boydell & Brewer,ISBN0-85115-777-7
  • Blair, John (2002), "A Handlist of Anglo-Saxon Saints", in Thacker, Alan;Sharpe, Richard(eds.),Local Saints and Local Churches in the Early Medieval West,Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 495–565,ISBN0-19-820394-2