Melor | |
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Mélar in Chapelle Saint-Brieuc, Plonivel , Finistère, with severed hand | |
Died | 10th-century |
Venerated in | Catholic Church |
Major shrine | Amesbury Abbey (original) |
Feast | 1 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]