Dedicated to St Mylor
AD 411 Simple wattle church built at Mylor by a Celtic Bishop (Mylor) and a small group of monks. They had come from Brittany to Carrick Roads by sea. In the new church they preached Christianity to the Cornish.
Later in time the young son of Melianus, the King of Cornwall, named Melorus, publicly proclaimed his convertion to the Christian Church at the time when Christians were a minority group.Soon after this it appears that Melianus, the King, died and his brother, Renaldus, acted as regent for a time - presumably because Melorus was not yet of age to be accepted as king.
Renaldus was strongly opposed to the Chirstian church and continued to observe the old pagan cults. He tried to pressure the young Melorus to renounce the Christian faith and, when Melorus refused to do this, to add to his persuasion Renaldus ordered the right hand of the young price to be cut off. Still Melorus stood firm and Renaldus ordered his left leg to be mutilated and finally had Melorus beheaded.
It is believed that the young martyr was buried in the parish church.
12th Century - Norman church built on the site. It included a chancel, nave and north and south Transepts.
Remaining to day are some items of this Norman Church. They include a doorway as the Northern entrance to the nave, the outer wall of the buttresses to the tower, as well as part of the doorway in the west of the tower.
1260 - 1320- during this time the church was partly reconstructed and enlarged in Late decorated style and a small tower was built and set against the inner sides of the Norman walls supporting the west gable of the nave.
15th Century
The builders from 1420-1500, destroyed the south transept and took down the south wall of the chancel and navel to make way for a new aisle of late perpendicular work.
Cir 1547 Chantry chapel in the south wall was destroyed.
1870 - foundations found of a South Transept corresponding the North transept.
1950 - The lady chapel was furnished by the Trefusis family