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Monan
(fl. 6th–7th cent.), supposed holy man
SaintDate unknown
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 Monan (fl. 6th century) was a Christian missionary in Fife, probably a Gael. Little is known of him. Monan is believed to have lived at a monastery at Pittenweem before leaving to take up residence in a small cave near the site of the present St Monans Church.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
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Sources
- Butler's Lives of the Saints - St Adrian of May, 4 March — Butler's account of St Adrian: "he came to Scotland with Clodion, Gaius, Stolbrand, Monan and...companions - all of whom perished with him"; St Monan of Fife is kept on 1 March in Scotland.
- Wikidata Q6897946 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Monan (saint) (CC BY-SA)
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