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Maughold
patron saint of the Isle of Man
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 27 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
488
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
On the island of Anglesey off the northern coast of Wales, Saint Mawgan, or Maughold, bishop, a man of shining holiness.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 27 April as a bishop of shining holiness.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 27 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2912909 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Maughold (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.