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Mo Laga mac Duib Dligid
Irish saint (fl. late 6th cent.?)
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Feast: 20 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record
Who they were
Saint Molaga (c. 580 – c. 664; also known as Molagga, Molaca, Molaige, Laicin, Lóch or Lóichín) was an Irish monk and saint, primarily associated with County Cork. He is also associated with beekeeping in Ireland, alongside the earlier saint, Modomnoc.
Summary from Wikipedia, Molaga (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
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.
Sources
- Martyrology of Donegal, 20 January — "Loichein, son of Dubh Dlighidh, i.e., Molaga of Tulach-min-Molaga, in Munster, and of Lann-Beachaire in Fine-Gall." Exactly the 'Mo Laga mac Duib Dligid' of the page, feast 20 January.
- Wikidata Q18530405 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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.