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Maolán
bishop
SaintDate unknown
Feast: 25 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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Died
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Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Maolán was an early Christian bishop in Connacht, whose feast day is given as 25 December. He is the reputed founder of a church at Tullaghmelan in County Tipperary.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- The Martyrology of Gorman, 25 December — 'Great Maelan, void of weakness' — Early Irish bishop in Connacht, entered in the Martyrology of O'Gorman at 25 December — the entry's feast day. He is remembered in the place-names Cill Easpaig Mhaoláin (Killaspugmoylan, parish of Kilconickny) and Cill M
- Wikidata Q6753651 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maolán (CC BY-SA)
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