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Máel Dub
Reputed Irish monk of the 7th century
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Born
600
Died
675
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Máel Dub (the Gaelic name Máel meaning "disciple" and Dub being a byname, "dark"; Latinized as Maildubus, anglicized as Maildulf and other variants) was a Saint and reputed Irish monk of the 7th century, said to have founded a monastic house at Malmesbury, England.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Connected on this site
- Aldhelm Saint Pupil
Sources
- CatholicSaints.Info — Saint Mailduf of Malmesbury — The Irish monk who settled at Malmesbury and taught Saint Aldhelm; the Benedictine Book of Saints carries him as Maildulf.
- Wikidata Q4309819 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Máel Dub (CC BY-SA)
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