Name
Monesan, virgin of Britain, 5th c.
Saint ID
S02344
Reported Death Not Before
430
Reported Death Not After
500
Gender
Female
Type of Saint
Virgins, Converts, Monarchs and their family
| ID | Title | E06264 | Muirchú, in his Life of *Patrick (missionary and bishop of Ireland, 5th c., S01962), relates how *Monesan (virgin of Britain, 5th c., S02344) died immediately after being baptised by him in Ireland; and how twenty years later her relics were translated to a nearby cell, where they are still venerated. Written in Latin, probably at Armagh (north-east Ireland), 661/700, probably after c. 675/80. |
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