King Arthur related - St. Constantine of Cornwall King and Martyr.

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Yes, this is really a relic you can find once in your long and happy lifetime: King Arthur related - St. Constantine King and Martyr relic.The silver reliquary dates to the late 18th century.On the reverse there is a chardinal's red wax seal, that guarantees the authenticity of the relic.This wax is a bit worn, but however complete and authentic. Write me please for any further information you desire to know. Constantine (Briton) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation , search Constantine / Ëˆ kÉ’ ns tÉ™n taɪ n/ was a minor king in 6th-century sub-Roman Britain , who was remembered in later British tradition as a legendary King of Britain . The only contemporary information about him comes from Gildas , who calls him king of Damnonia (probably Dumnonia ) and castigates him for his various sins, including the murder of two "royal youths" inside a church. Much later, Geoffrey of Monmouth included the figure in his pseudohistorical chronicle Historia Regum Britanniae , adding fictional details to Gildas' account and making Constantine the successor to King Arthur as King of Britain. Under the influence of Geoffrey, derivative figures appeared in a number of later works.Additionally, several churches and chapels in Southwestern Britain and elsewhere were dedicated to a " Saint Constantine ", who was generally held to have been a king. While these do not all necessarily refer to the same person, at least some of them appear to reflect back to Gildas' Constantine. [edit ] History Gildas mentions Constantine in chapters 28 and 29 of his 6th-century work De Excidio et Conquestu Britanniae .[1] [2] He is one of five Brythonic kings whom the author rebukes and compares to Biblical beasts. Constantine is called the "tyrannical whelp of the unclean lioness of Damnonia", a reference to books of Daniel and the Revelation , and apparently also a slur directed at his mother. This Damnonia is generally associated with the kingdom of Dumnonia , a Brythonic kingdom in Southwestern Britain .[3] However, it is possible that Gildas was instead referring to the territory of the Damnonii in what was later known as the Hen Ogledd or "Old North".Gildas says that despite swearing an oath against deceit and tyranny, Constantine disguised himself in an abbot 's robes and attacked two "royal youths" praying before a church altar, killing them and their companions. Gildas is clear that Constantine's sins were manifold even before this, as he had committed "many adulteries" after casting off his lawfully wedded wife. Gildas encourages Constantine, whom he knows to still be alive at the time, to repent his sins lest he be damned. [1] [2] [edit ] Saint Constantine Main article: Constantine (British saint) The historical Constantine of Dumnonia may have influenced later traditions, known in Southwestern Britain as well as in Wales , Ireland , and Scotland , about a Saint Constantine who is usually said to have been a king who gave up his crown to become a monk. The Cornish and Welsh traditions especially may have been influenced by Gildas' screed, in particular his adjuration for Constantine to repent; the belief may have been that the reproach eventually worked. [4] The two major centers for the cult of Saint Constantine were the church in Constantine Parish and the Chapel of Saint Constantine in St Merryn Parish (now Constantine Bay ), both in Cornwall. [4] The former may once have supported a clerical community, but eventually became a local parish church. It was established by at least the 11th century, as it is mentioned in Rhygyfarch 's 11th-century Life of Saint David ; at this time it may have supported a clerical community, but in later centuries it became simply a parish church. The Chapel at Constantine Bay had a holy well , and was the center of its own sub-parish. [4] The Annales Cambriae ( Welsh Annals ) and the Annals of Ulster record the conversion of a certain Constantine; these may be a reference to the Cornish saint and therefore to the hi... read more

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