List of Cornish Christians
Introduction St Piran (detail of a stained glass window at Truro Cathedral)St Corentin, pictured on the banner of the parish church of Locronan, BrittanyThis is a list of notable '''Christians from Cornwall''', a county of England, in the United Kingdom.
Medieval * A reputed King of Cornwall named Constantine was venerated in Cornwall as a saint, one of several saints named Constantine known in the Celtic church* St Corentin, missionary to Brittany*John of Cornwall, medieval scholar* St Petroc, a patron saint of Cornwall and of Devon* St Piran, a patron saint of Cornwall and tin miners* Michael Tregury, Archbishop of Dublin from 1450 to 1471 and chaplain to Henry VI* John Trevisa, clergyman and scholar (Middle Ages)* Thomas Vyvyan (or Vivian), prior of Bodmin and bishop of Megara (Tudor period)
Modern (post-Reformation) * Thomas Ball Barratt, Norwegian pastor and one of the founding figures of the Pentecostal movement in Europe * William Borlase, clergyman, antiquary and naturalist* William Trewartha Bray, Bible Christian preacher* William Carvosso, Wesleyan Methodist* Jack Clemo, blind poet and author from the china clay country * John William Colenso, bishop of Natal and Zulu advocate* William Colenso, missionary, botanist, politician, and cousin of John William Colenso* ''Blessed'' John Cornelius, Catholic priest and Jesuit, beatified in 1929* Gilbert Hunter Doble, Anglican clergyman and scholar* Samuel Drew, Methodist theologian* George Grenfell, missionary* ''Venerable'' John Hambley (died 1587), English Catholic and martyr* Thomas Haweis, Church of England minister who was a leading figure in the 18th century evangelical revival * Silas Hocking, author and preacher* Joseph Hull (1596-1665), rector at Launceston and St Buryan; controversial New England emigrant* Joseph Hunkin, Bishop of Truro * W. S. Lach-Szyrma, clergyman and scholar* George Martin, Anglican priest; known as "the modern St Anthony"* Henry Martyn, Anglican missionary to India* William O’Bryan, founder of the Bible Christian denomination of Methodism* John Pendarves, Puritan minister and controversialist* Catherine Payton Phillips, Quaker minister*Colin Podmore, ecclesiastical historian and Anglican official * Sam Pollard, missionary and inventor of the Pollard script* Gerald Priestland, writer and broadcaster* Paul Robins, Bible Christian minister who emigrated to Canada* John Rogers, biblical scholar, clergyman, geologist & botanist* Robert Terrill Rundle, Wesleyan Methodist missionary to Canada* Richard Rutt, Anglican bishop and Cornish bard* Samuel Prideaux Tregelles, Biblical scholar* Jonathan Trelawny, Anglican bishop and antagonist of James II* Bernard Walke, Anglo-Catholic priest and author of radio plays* John Whitaker, clergyman and scholar
Gallery File:George Grenfell.jpg|George GrenfellImage:Henry Martyn.jpg|Henry Martyn, missionary to India and PersiaFile:Pollard and Miao teachers.jpeg|Sam Pollard with two Miao teachersFile:Samuel P Tregelles.jpg|Samuel Prideaux Tregelles
See also * Bishop of Cornwall* Bishop of Truro* Bishop of St Germans* List of Cornish saints
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