Kea from Landkey
Holy Kea von Landkey (* in Lothian , Scotland ; † 490 (?) In Cléder in Brittany ) was a monastery founder and bishop . He is venerated in the Roman Catholic , Orthodox, and Anglican churches. His feast day is November 5th. There are numerous variations of his name, including Kay, Ke, Kenan, Kennan, Kerian, Kennanin, and Colledoc.
Life
News of Kea's life is preserved in a French summary of an older but lost Latin text. In addition, a fragmentary manuscript on the life of the saint was discovered in 2000, the drafting of which is dated around 1500.
Kea is said to have been the son of the legendary King Lot of Orkney and, like a number of other Celtic saints, is brought close to the Arthurian legend. He is said to have worked as a bishop in his homeland and to have mediated peace between Arthur and his nephew and rival Mordred . Later, Kea is said to have retired as a hermit to Wales and founded churches there and in Cornwall , including the Old Kea Church . He finally settled in the homonymous village of Kea in Cornwall, where a medieval church has been dedicated to him to this day.
As part of his missionary work, Kea also traveled to Brittany, where he finally died. This is where the core of his worship is located next to Cornwall.
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Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kea from Landkey |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Monastery founder and bishop |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 4th century or 5th century |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lothian , Scotland |
| DATE OF DEATH | unsure: 490 |
| Place of death | Cléder , Brittany |