▁ 1 7 8 9 , ▁but ▁his ▁suggestion ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁ere cted ▁by ▁Sam son ▁himself ▁was ▁dis cred ited ▁by ▁later ▁histor ians ▁with ▁access ▁to ▁more ▁reliable ▁written ▁sources . ▁ ▁However , ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 th ▁century , ▁gene alog ical ▁studies ▁threw ▁further ▁light ▁on ▁the ▁subject , ▁and ▁the ▁pill ar ▁is ▁now ▁considered ▁by ▁many ▁to ▁be ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁oldest ▁ins cribed ▁Christian ▁monuments ▁in ▁Britain ". ▁ ▁Later ▁he ▁travel led ▁to ▁Corn wall ▁( where ▁he ▁founded ▁a ▁community ▁in ▁either ▁South ▁Hill ▁or ▁Gol ant ), ▁then ▁the ▁Sc illy ▁Is les ▁( where ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Sam son ▁is ▁named ▁after ▁him ), ▁Gu ern sey ▁where ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁Pat ron ▁Saint ▁and ▁Brit t any , ▁where ▁he ▁founded ▁the ▁monaster y ▁of ▁Dol . ▁He ▁organ ised ▁the ▁ex communic ation ▁of ▁King ▁Con om or ▁and ▁successfully ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁Mer oving ian ▁king ▁Ch ilde bert ▁I ▁on ▁beh alf ▁of ▁Jud ael , ▁Con om or ' s ▁est r anged ▁son ▁( c . ▁ 5 4 0 - 6 0 ). ▁He ▁is ▁recorded ▁as ▁having ▁attended ▁a ▁council ▁in ▁Paris ▁som etime ▁between ▁ 5 5 6 ▁and ▁ 5 7 3 , ▁by ▁which ▁time ▁he ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁old . ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁with ▁his ▁cousin ▁Mag lo ire ▁in ▁the ▁c athedral ▁of ▁Dol . ▁ ▁The ▁Ang lo - S ax on ▁King