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Saint Médan
Catholic saint
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 Medan was a saint, apparently of the early British or Irish period, whose existence and name are inferred from the name Kirkmaiden in Wigtownshire, but who is also associated with Angus and Aberdeenshire.
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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
- A Menology of England and Wales (Stanton) — 4 June — Stanton's Catholic Menology, 4 June: 'At Padstow, in the same county, the commemoration of three holy disciples of St Petroc, and his co-operators in the foundation of his monastery, St Croidan, St Medan, and St Dagan.'
- Wikidata Q3463992 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Saint Medan (CC BY-SA)
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