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Saint Veep (also known as ''Veepe'', ''Veeps'', ''Veepu'', ''Veepus'', ''Veepy'', ''Vepa'', ''Vape'', ''Vapey'', ''Vepe'', ''Vepus'', ''Weep'', ''Wenep'', ''Wepe'', ''Wimp'' or ''Wymp''; died 6th century) is the Cornish saint for whom the village and parish of 
In records the saint appears inconsistently as male or female; the "unusual degree of confusion about the saint's gender suggests that, by the later middle ages, the name was largely that of a place-name rather than a saint with an active cult."Orme, Nicholas (1996)
''English Church Dedications: with a Survey of Cornwall and Devon'', pg. 122
retrieved 16 April 2012. as may be the reason for the change in dedication to the parish church of
Catholic Online: St. Veep
* Children of Brychan Welsh Roman Catholic saints Medieval Cornish saints {{UK-saint-stub
St Veep
St Veep ( kw, Sen Vip) is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated above the east bank of the River Fowey about three miles (5 km) south-east of Lostwithiel. It is bordered by the parishes of St Winnow to the north-west ...
were named.
In records the saint appears inconsistently as male or female; the "unusual degree of confusion about the saint's gender suggests that, by the later middle ages, the name was largely that of a place-name rather than a saint with an active cult."Orme, Nicholas (1996)''English Church Dedications: with a Survey of Cornwall and Devon'', pg. 122
retrieved 16 April 2012. as may be the reason for the change in dedication to the parish church of
St Veep
St Veep ( kw, Sen Vip) is a civil parish in Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, situated above the east bank of the River Fowey about three miles (5 km) south-east of Lostwithiel. It is bordered by the parishes of St Winnow to the north-west ...
.
Veep may have been a daughter of 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 ...
of Brycheiniog
Brycheiniog was an independent kingdom in South Wales in the Early Middle Ages. It often acted as a buffer state between England to the east and the south Welsh kingdom of Deheubarth to the west. It was conquered and pacified by the Normans be ...
who is called Wennap (also Wennapa, Gwennap) or Weneu in Welsh records. Veep's feast day is 1 July.References
External links
Catholic Online: St. Veep
* Children of Brychan Welsh Roman Catholic saints Medieval Cornish saints {{UK-saint-stub