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thread, and winding it again on the spindle ; another walking, 

 and arranging the threads for the web ; another, as it were, 

 throwing the shuttle, and seeming to weave. On being brought 

 into the church, and led up to the altar with their oblations, 

 you will be astonished to see them suddenly awakened, and 

 coming to themselves. Thus, by the divine mercy, which 

 rejoices in the conversion — not in the death — of sinners, many 

 persons, from the conviction of their senses, are at these feast 

 days corrected and amended." 



Her day is Aug. 1 . In Wales, Llanelly, in Carmarthenshire, 

 and Llanehan and Llanelly, near Crickhowel, in Brecknochshire, 

 are dedicated to her. 



According to a deed formerly in the possession of N. H. P. 

 Laurence, Esq., of Launceston, dated "Thursday after the 

 Feast of S. Ambrose, in April, 1451," Landulph parish church 

 was then dedicated to S. Leonard. 



One may suspect that Pillaton had anciently a dedication to 

 8. Electa, see S. Odulph. 



S. Elen, see Helen. 



S. Elian, see Allen. 



S. Elid, see Hid. 



S. Eloan or Elwyn, Bishop, Confessor. 



Was an Irishman, and formed one of the company of 

 S. Briaca, according to Leland : " Breaca venit in Cornubiam 

 comitata multis Sanctis, inter quos f uerunt Sinninus abbas .... 

 Elwen, Crewenna, Helena." 



He had a chapel at Sithney (B. Bronescombe's Eeg. 1270, 

 p. 178), Leland refers to his legend extant in his time. 



The church of S. Elwyn, near Hayle, is dedicated to him. 



In Buryan parish, near S. Loy is a piece of land on which 

 till some thirty years ago were the ruins of a chapel, called 

 Sandellin, S. Elwyn. Leland distinguishes between Elwyn and 

 his companion Helen ; but possibly they were identical. 



I suspect that in Elwyn we have Illadhan who is the 

 Cornish Illogan, who is also to be equated with Elid or Illid and 

 Illog {see Illid). As already said, under S. Allen, we must 



