Rumon of Tavistock
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Saint Rumon of Tavistock | |
|---|---|
| Bishop | |
| Died | 6th century |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Anglican Communion Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | Abbey of St Mary & St Rumon (destroyed) |
| Feast | 5 January (translation of relics) 1 June (Brittany) 22 July (Ireland) 28 August (England) 30 August (Western Orthodox) |
| Patronage | Tavistock, Devon, England Romansleigh, England |
| Controversy | Identity |
Saint Rumon of Tavistock (also Ronan, Ruadan, or Ruan) is a saint venerated in the traditions of the Catholic, Anglican Communion, and Western Orthodox churches.
Biography[]
Saint Rumon was likely a missionary originally from Ireland. Little else is known about him because, according to Father Alban Butler who cites William of Malmesbury, the history of his life was destroyed during war,[1][which?] but he was probably a brother of St Tudwal of Tréguier.
Sometime before 960, Ordulf, Earl of Devon, built a church under his invocation.[1] Several other churches in Devon and Cornwall were also named after him[2] as well as the village of Romansleigh.[3]
Some authorities believe him to be the same historical figure as St Ronan who is venerated in Brittany on 1 June.[4] Others[who?] think that he and St Kea were British monks who founded a monastery at Street, Somerset.[citation needed]
Veneration[]
In the Catholic Church, the feast of St Rumon is observed on various dates in different British locations. The translation of St Rumon is celebrated on 5 January.[5]
The Holy Hierarch Rumon is venerated on 30 August according to the Julian Calendar in Western Orthodoxy.[3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "CatholicSaints.Info » Blog Archive » Butler's Lives of the Saints – Saint Rumon, Bishop in England". catholicsaints.info. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ Anna Powell-Smith. "Tavistock (St Mary & St Rumon), abbey of | Domesday Book". opendomesday.org. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Two Saints of Devon: Rumon of Tavistock and Urith of Chittlehampton / OrthoChristian.Com". orthochristian.com. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ^ "Keltic Kalendar", in The Cornish Church Guide. Truro: Blackford; pp. 9-16
- ^ "CatholicSaints.Info » Blog Archive » Saint Rumon of Tavistock". catholicsaints.info. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- 6th-century Irish priests
- Christian missionaries in the United Kingdom
- 6th-century Christian saints
- Christianity in Devon