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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


from its origins to circa AD 700, across the entire Christian world


Name

Ethne and Fedelm, virgins and daughters of King Loíguire mac Néill in Ireland, 5th c.

Saint ID

S02332

Reported Death Not Before

430

Reported Death Not After

500

Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Virgins, Converts, Monarchs and their family, Groups and pairs of saints
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E06254Tírechán, in his Collection, describes how a round ditch (ferta) was built in the manner of the pagans at the burial site of *Ethne and Fedelm (virgins and daughters of King Loíguire mac Néill in Ireland, 5th c., S02332), and how *Patrick (missionary and bishop of Ireland, 5th c., S01962) later built a church there. Written in Latin in Ireland, probably shortly after c. 668.