Menefrida is the 5th-century Cornish saint associated with the parish of

St Minver St Minver ( kw, Sen Menvra) is the name of an ecclesiastical parish, a civil parish and a village in north Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. The civil parish of St Minver is in Bodmin Registration District and is nominally divided into St Min ...

, near the

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, England. Alternative spellings of her name include Menefreda, Menwreda, Menfre, Mynfreda and Minefreda. At the time of

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the parish was known as St. Menifryde. Menefrida was one of the many children of the Welsh king

Brychan Brychan Brycheiniog was a legendary 5th-century king of Brycheiniog (Brecknockshire, alternatively Breconshire) in Mid Wales. Life According to Celtic hagiography Brychan was born in Ireland, the son of a Prince Anlach, son of Coronac, and h ...

, and has been referred to as a saint since at least 1256.

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records, ''Sancta Menefrida, virgo non martir, die 24 Novembris'' ("Saint Menefrida, virgin, not a martyr, 24 November"), which he copied from a calendar at

Bodmin Bodmin () is a town and civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom. It is situated south-west of Bodmin Moor. The extent of the civil parish corresponds fairly closely to that of the town so is mostly urban in character. It is bordere ...

into the notes made during his travels around Britain during the late 15th century. Her feast day is 24 July. The church dedicated to St. Menefrida in St Minver is a stone building in the Transitional Norman and Early English styles.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Menefrida, Saint Late Ancient Christian female saints 5th-century Christian saints Children of Brychan 5th-century births Date of birth unknown Date of death unknown Medieval Cornish saints Female saints of medieval Wales Welsh Roman Catholic saints 5th-century Welsh people 5th-century Welsh women