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Féchín of Fore
Irish saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 20 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
665
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Féchín or Féichín (died 665), also known as Mo-Ecca, was a 7th-century Irish saint, chiefly remembered as the founder of the monastery at Fore (Fobar), County Westmeath.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Connected on this site
- Nath Í of Achonry Saint“Féchín of Fore is said to have studied under him.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Butler's Lives of the Saints — Butler's life of St Fechin, who died in the plague that swept Ireland in 665.
- Wikidata Q4483352 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Féchín of Fore (CC BY-SA)
Not yet written up in full. The Catholic source above names this person; the name, dates and step come from Wikidata and are not yet checked against Church records.