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The Cult of Saints in Late Antiquity


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


Name

Bruscus, priest of Mag Réin (Ireland)

Saint ID

S02784

Reported Death Not Before

450

Reported Death Not After

550

Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Lesser clergy
Related Evidence Records
IDTitle
E07407Tírechán, in his Collection, describes how *Bruscus (priest of Mag Réin, S02784), who had been ordained by Patrick, after his death appeared in another man's dream and asked that his body be moved to a more frequented church. Written in Latin in Ireland, probably shortly after c. 668.