Saint Wenna
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Wenna (Template:Langx) was a medieval princess and Christian martyr who flourished in Wales and Cornwall. Later venerated as a saint, she is honoured at multiple churches in Cornwall and Devon.
Life
According to the 12th-century Life of Nectan, Wenna was one of the twelve daughters of Brychan, a legendary king of Brycheiniog (modern-day Wales).<ref name=":0">Template:Cite book</ref> Her siblings included Nectan, Mabyn, Ninnoc, and numerous other Brythonic saints.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> According to tradition, she was martyred by Saxons at Talgarth in 492.<ref name=":1">Template:Cite book</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>
Veneration
Two churches and two chapels have been dedicated to a saint by the name of Wenna: a 12th-century chapel at Cheristow in Hartland parish in Devon, the 13th-century parish church of St Wenn, a 14th-century chapel at St Kew, and the 15th-century parish church of Morval, Cornwall.<ref name=":0" /> The dedication of the parish church of Morval, however, is sometimes attributed to another Saint Wenna, a 5th-century queen of Cornwall and sister of Saint Non.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Wenna may have also had a holy well dedicated to her at St Wenn, but no specific records corroborate this.<ref name=":0" />
Her feast day is 18 October, which is shared with the other Saint Wenna.<ref name=":1" />