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Molaise of Leighlin
Irish saint
SaintFull write-upPre-congregation
Feast: 18 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
566
Died
639
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Leighlin in Ireland, Saint Laserian or Molaise, abbot, who peacefully spread on the island the Roman rite of the Easter celebration.
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 18 April as an abbot of Leighlin who peacefully spread the Roman dating of Easter in Ireland.
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 18 April (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q3066480 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Molaise of Leighlin (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.