Legend tells us Dominica was the daughter of an Irish King
who came up the Tamar river with her brother in AD 689
and created a religious settlement on its bank, in this small
corner of Cornwall.
The question is: What could this woman have possibly done
to not only be acclaimed as a saint, but then be kept in mind
for over 550 years so much so that, in October 1259, their
new stone-built parish church was dedicated to her?
A Celtic saint for this place alone.
What did she do?
A novel - inspired by Saint Dominica of Cornwall
Ann Foweraker is best known as a contemporary novelist.
However, to write this historical novel, she was drawn back to the 7th century
by the enigmatic patron saint of the 13th century Parish church
in St. Dominick, where she lives. Ann weaves a plausible tale of
the life of Saint Dominica, set into the fabric of early medieval
conditions and threaded with threats, trials and triumphs.
