Date unknown. The legend of Saint Sithney is an interesting adaptation
of that of Saint Kieran of Saighir. According to a Breton folk story,
God revealed to Sithney that he was to be the patron of young girls. The
alarmed saint begged God to spare him from such an onerous task because
they would plague him for husbands, fine clothes, and numerous other
things and never allow him any peace. He said that he would rather look
after mad dogs than women any day. From that day, sick and mad dogs have
been taken to Sithney's well to drink. He is the patron of Sithney near
Helston in Cornwall, England, where William Worcestre saw his tomb. His
cultus is still alive at Guisseny (formerly Ploesezny) in Brittany
(
Farmer).
Troparion of St Sithney Tone 4
Thou wast clothed in humility,/ patient in adversity and diligent in thy
preaching,/ O Hierarch Sithney,/ and as a model of chastity and lover of
austerity/ teach us to reject the glamour of worldliness,/ for love of
Christ,/ that at the last we may receive mercy for our souls.