Celtic Myth Podshow

Saint Cornely of Carnac (the place with the stones )

Tourisme Bretagne
http://www.tourismebretagne.org/eng/tasty-brittany/flavour/meat/saint-cornely.cfm?pageName=viandes

Saint Cornély, the protector of horned animals – whose statue is often framed by two Breton black and white cows – has been celebrated since time immemorial with a pardon, the largest in the Morbihan after the one in Sainte-Anne-d’Auray, which is now held on the second Sunday in September. This ancient religious ceremony and cattle fair used to be held in May and saw farmers bring their cattle to be blessed in the eponymous fountain close to the church. How did this Pope, born in Rome in the middle of the third century, come to be at the origin of such an event? Legend has it that whilst being followed by Roman soldiers, Cornély, accompanied by two oxen, arrived in Carnac. He then hid in the ear of one of the animals before turning his pursuers into standing stones. Nonsense you say. Perhaps, but the stones are still there and gallant Cornély is still honoured! Bretons consider him a medisinour er loued, or renowned veterinarian, whose worship may well lie in the Christianisation of a rite dedicated to the Celtic god Kerunos, "divinity of joy". ]

The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries
 By W. Y. Evans-Wentz
“at Carnac, on September 13, there continues to be celebrated an annual fete in honour of St. Cornely, the patron saint of the country and the saint who (as his name seems to suggest) presides over domestic horned animals; and if there is a cow, or even a sheep suffering from some ailment which will not yield to medicine its owner leads it to the church door beneath the saint’s statue, and the priest blesses it, and, as he does so, casts over it the exorcizing holy water.” [again association with the Slavic god Veles]

“no doubt, in the Christian fete of St. Cornely just as in St Cornely’s Fountain there is preserved a pagan holy well.”


Cernonnos would seem not to be only god living comfortably in Brittany.

more from http://chrsouchon.free.fr/saintsbe.htm:

The ever regenerating fish of Saint Corentin in Quimper?

Saint Tanguy and his sister Saint Haude (“Tan”, Breton for “fire”) in a story involving fire and thunderbolt.

Saint Melar or Mélaire, a 7th century Prince of Brittany; whose story is similar to that of Miliau in Lampaul-Guimiliau and other Saints: Saint Magloire, Saint Mélor, Saint Méloir. Who could do all sorts of tricks with their silver hand prostheses.