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Daig
6th-century Christian bishop
SaintPre-congregation
Born
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unknown
Died
588
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Daig (died 588?) was an Irish Christian bishop and confessor of Inis-Caoin-Deagha (now Inniskeen, County Monaghan), who lived towards the end of the 6th century. His name in Gaelic means "A great flame" and he was probably named after his mother Deighe.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Nominis (Conférence des évêques de France) — Saint Daig MacCairill († v. 560) — Nominis carries 'Saint Daig MacCairill (+ v. 560)' — the Irish bishop of Inis-Caoin-Deagha (Inniskeen), pupil of St Laisrén of Devenish and St Comgall of Bangor, artisan to St Ciarán of Saigir. Matches the entry.
- Wikidata Q5209096 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Daig (CC BY-SA)
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