Name
Brendan, 'the Elder,' abbot of Birr (central Ireland), ob. 565/72
Saint ID
S02248
Reported Death Not Before
563
Reported Death Not After
572
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Ascetics/monks/nuns, Monastic founders
| ID | Title | E06059 | Adomnán, in his Life of *Columba (abbot of Iona, ob. 597, S02167), relates stories about the Irish saints *Fintan (abbot of Taghmon, ob. 635, S02206), *Cainnech (abbot of Aghaboe, ob. c. 600, S02242), *Colmán Elo (abbot of Lynally, ob. 611, S02243), *Cormac (monastic founder, 6th c., S02249), *Comgall (abbot of Bangor, ob. 601/2, S02244), *Uinniau (bishop, 6th c., S02245), and *Brendan (abbot of Birr, ob. 565/72, S02248). Written in Latin at Iona, 696/704. |
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