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Mo Chua of Balla
Irish saint
SaintPre-congregation
Feast: 30 March (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
637
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Mo Chua or Crónán mac Bécáin, also called Claunus, Cuan, Mochua, Moncan and Moncain (died 30 March 637) was a legendary Irish saint who founded the monastery in Balla.
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The miracles
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Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia — Cronan (St Mochua of Balla); Butler's Lives of the Saints, 'Saint Mochua, alias Cronan, of Balla, Abbot in Ireland' — Founder of the church and abbey of Balla in Connacht in 616. English Wikipedia: 'The Catholic Church therefore celebrates his feast day on 30 March' — matching the entry — 'although the Acta Sanctorum erroneously lists i
- Wikidata Q6886197 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Mo Chua of Balla (CC BY-SA)
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