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452 4o2 ST. KENOCE to raise in the Western Church, a ransom of twenty thousand roubles for her life. The ofifer was rejected and on Sept. 12, 1624, the sentence was carried out with groat cruelty. She was laid on rod-hot nails, and when these had cooled, heated iron bars were placed across her body. These tortures she bore with silent dignity. Next, a red-hot iron crown was pressed on her head. Before it was cool she had received the crown of martyrdom. She was attended by a noble lady of Georgia, and by a priest of the Greek Church. The Mars were allowed to ransom her dead body, and she was buried at Alayerde in Georgia with the honours due to a queen and martyr. Luarzab is also honoured, March 20, as a martyr, by the inhabitants of Karthlia. The Augustine friars who witnessed the martyrdom of Eetevan eyentually sent some of her relics, as those of a saint, to Namur in Belgium. Grseco - Slavonic Calendar, Neale, Followers of the Lord. St. Kenoce, Kevoca. St. Keve or Keva, formerly patron ofa church in England. Gu6rin. Kew(?). St. Keverne or Keweknb, Dec. 27. A church and village in Cornwall bear this saiilt's name. Guerin. Parker. St. Kevoca, March 13 (Evox, Eenoce), Y. in Scotland in 655, was nobly bom and beautiful, and endured persecution to avoid marriage. Mart, of Aberdeen. St. Kevoca is the same as Casmhog or Mokeevoc, an Irish warrior. Perhaps Mochoenoc, husband or soui of Nessa (2). Forbes. St. Kew, Ciwo, or Cwick, V. Patron of chuirches in Wales and Cornwall. Her festival is the Sunday nearest to July 25. Perhaps the same as Kywe. Smith and Wace. St. Keweme, Keverne. St. Keyna, Feb. 27, Oct. 8 (Cain, Ceineu, Ceinwen, Cenen, Kayne ; in ancient British, Kbyna or Keynvare), V. -|- 400, was the daughter of Braghan, prince of Brecknock. He had many saintly children : by some accounts, twenty-four daughters, besides sons. {See Almueda.) His most distinguished child was Keyna, who crossed the Severn and chose a wood for her solitary abode where now stands the town of Cainsham or Keynsham on the Avon. ^ This place," says Capgrave, ** swarmed wiiii serpents, so that neither men nor beasts could inhabit it ; but St. Eejna address- ing herself to her heavenly Bponse, ob- tained of Him, by the fervour of her prayer, that all this poisonous brood should bo changed into stones perfectlj resembling the winding of serpents: of which kind many wore to be seen in that neighbourhood for divers ages." A similar miracle is recorded of Hilda. Keyna, after living there an austere and saintly life for some years, made a pil- grimage to St. Michael's Mount. Her nephew, St. Cadocus, son of her sister Gladusa, was surprised to find her there and persuaded her to retnm home with him. She made herself a small habita- tion at the foot of a mountain in her native place, and obtained, by her prayers, a spring of water which was helpful in divers infirmities. Here she remained many years and died. A gracious smile and a beautiful rosy colour appeared on her face. She gave to the Comidi people a well near St Neot's, which has the wonderful property of conferring the chief domestic authority on husband or wife, whichever first, after marriage, drinks of its waters. The parish of Kenwyn in Cornwall is perhaps called after Keyna. Brit. Sancta. Blight, Crosses of Cornwall. Smith and Wace. St Ke3rnvare, Kkyna. St. Keynwen, Kkyna. St. Kiara, Cera. St. Kiduana, possibly a misprint for Triduana. (See Cinebia.) St. Kigwe, Feb. 8, V., honoured in Wales. Stanton. Possibly same as Kew. St. Kilda or KiLDER. An unknown saint has left his or her name to the island anciently called Irte or Uirta,and to a well in it. Forbes. Some writers derive the name ^m a Saxon word signifying a spring of water. The island contains particularly good water. St. Kilhome. The church of Clifton-upon-Teme in Worcestershire is named after this saint. Parker. St. Kinesdride, Kynkdridb. St Kinga, Cumbgund.