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A female Irish saint, a virgin who served as a prioress or abbess of a convent at Ouchter Ard. 8 March [90] Derlugdacha 5th century, late Kildare monastery 2nd Abbess of Kildare 1 Feb [91] Díchu mac Trichim: 5th century Irish Saul, Co. Down Ulster saint, of the Dál Fiatach. A chieftain who became the first convert of St. Patrick. 29 April [20 ...
St. Finnian imparting his blessing to the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. The Twelve Apostles of Ireland (also known as Twelve Apostles of Erin, Irish: Dhá Aspal Déag na hÉireann) were twelve early Irish monastic saints of the sixth century who studied under St Finnian (d. 549) at his famous monastic school Clonard Abbey at Cluain-Eraird (Erard's Meadow), now Clonard in County Meath.
Medieval Irish saints (9 C, 172 P) ... Pages in category "Irish Roman Catholic saints" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
It lists of hundreds of saints from Ireland and beyond. [1] In various religions, a saint is a revered person who has achieved an eminent status of holiness, known as sainthood. The word saint comes from the Latin word sanctus, meaning ' holy ', and although saint has been applied in other religious contexts, the word has its origins in ...
Bl. Edmund Ignatius Rice, the first Irish-born Catholic to be beatified after the English Reformation. This page is a list of post-reformation saints, blesseds, venerables, and Servants of God in Ireland, as recognised by the Roman Catholic Church. These people were born, died, or lived their religious life in Ireland.
This is an incomplete list of humans and angels whom the Catholic Church has canonized as saints.According to Catholic theology, all saints enjoy the beatific vision.Many of the saints listed here are to be found in the General Roman Calendar, while others may also be found in the Roman Martyrology; [1] still others are particular to local places and their recognition does not extend to the ...
Irish royal saints (3 P) R. Irish Roman Catholic saints (2 C, 9 P) Pages in category "Irish saints" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
The name became common in reference to Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich, [6] who gave his name to the Ciarraige and County Kerry, [7] and two early Irish saints both counted among the Twelve Apostles of Ireland: Ciarán the Elder and Ciarán the Younger. It is anglicised in various ways: Ciaran, Kieran, Keiran, Keiron, Keiren, Keerun, Kiran, etc.