Brendan of Birr
Irish abbot and monastic saint
Feast: 9 May (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Brendan of Birr (died 29 November 571) was one of the early Irish monastic saints. He was a monk and later an abbot, of the 6th century. He is known as "Saint Brendan the Elder" to distinguish him from his contemporary and friend Brendan the Navigator of Clonfert. He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, a friend and disciple of Columba.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Brendan the Navigator Saint“He is known as "Saint Brendan the Elder" to distinguish him from his contemporary and friend Brendan the Navigator of Clonfert.” — Wikipedia
- santiebeati.it - San Brendano di Birr, abate — Abbot of Birr, died about 573; feast 29 November. Butler's Lives also names "St Brendan of Birr".
- Wikidata Q250370 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Brendan of Birr (CC BY-SA)
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