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Connell of Aughrim
Irish saint
SaintDate unknown
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Connell, a.k.a. Saint Connell, was a late 5th-early 6th century missionary among the Soghain of what is now County Galway.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia - Saint Conal — Irish bishop of the later 5th century, known as 'Blessed Conal of Drum'. The Catholic Encyclopedia article notes that ascribing Kilconnell and Aughrim, County Galway, to him is an error of Colgan and his copyists - so th
- Wikidata Q5161730 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Connell of Aughrim (CC BY-SA)
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