Saint Constantine of Cornwall
Profile
Born a Cornish prince, the son of King Paternus. After a life of vice, Constantine had a conversion experience, repented his sins, and studied the faith in Wales and Ireland. Missionary to the Scottish Picts. Worked with Saint Columbanus. Abbot of a monastery at Govan. Two places in Cornwall are named for him. Considered by some sources to be Scotland‘s first martyr.
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- Celtic Saints
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- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints
MLA Citation
- “Saint Constantine of Cornwall“. CatholicSaints.Info. 7 March 2010. Web. 27 April 2018. <>