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Tumba. From that date it became customary to dedicate 

 churches on heights to S. Michael. 



WiUiam of Worcester gives as chapels and churches so 

 dedicated one on Rowtor, that at Roche, one on Brentor, the 

 afore-mentioned S. Michael's Mount and Trewen, which he 

 describes at "5 miliaria ultra Lanceston super altum montem," 

 which is by no means an accurate description. 



To these may be added S. Michael's Penkivel, and S. 

 Michael's Carhayes, and Michaelstow. 



In the Cotton Collection of MSS. in the British Museum 

 (Julius A. VII., 17) is an account of the Apparition of S. Michael 

 "in Monte Tumba," written by John Tailour, Chancellor of 

 Exeter Cathedral, 1489. 



S. MoBAN, Bishoj), Confessor. 



The parish church of Lamorran (Llan-Moran) is dedicated to 

 this saint. The district is one of irregular settlements. 



Moran is a contraction of Moderan. Moderan was a native 

 of Brittany, and was ordained by the Bishop of Rennes. His 

 father, having gone to our island, fell in love with a beautiful 

 girl there, and meditated deserting his wife and family and 

 marrying her. But his son, Moderan, appeared to him in dream 

 and reproached him. Partly on this account, mainly because his 

 right feeling and good sense prevailed, he meekly returned to 

 his wife and bairns and home. 



Afterwards the king, Alan Lawhir, or Longhand, sent for 

 him to give some account of himself for staying away so long. 

 The man with great frankness explained how he had been 

 fascinated by a handsome girl, and then, with an eye to his son's 

 advancement, declared that he was only prevailed upon to go 

 back to his duties, by the reproaches of Moderan Avho appeared 

 to him in dream. Alan believed him, or pretended to do so, and 

 ever after treated Moderan with respect. Eventually the saint 

 was chosen bishop of Rennes about 703. Thenceforth Amelo, 

 Count of Rennes, was a thorn in his side, vexing the church 

 with his exactions, and Moderan, wearied out and disgusted, 

 resolved on absenting himself from his see for a while, on the 

 plea of a pilgrimage to Rome. It may be, it probably was the 



