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Samthann
Irish folk saint
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Feast: 19 December (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
739
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Samthann , modernised spelling Samhthann or Samthana, is an Irish folk saint, purportedly a Christian nun and abbess in Early Christian Ireland. She is one of only four female Irish saints for whom Latin Lives exist. She died on 19 December 739.
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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
- The Martyrology of Donegal — 'S. Samthann, virgin, of Cluain-bronaigh, 19 Dec.'
- Wikidata Q1278739 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Samthann (CC BY-SA)
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.