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St. Cinnia

5th-century Irish saint

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Feast: 1 February (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

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Died
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Beatified
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not on record
Canonised
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not on record

Who they were

Cinnia, or Cynnia, was an Irish saint who lived during the 5th century. She was a princess of Ulster, the only daughter of Echu (or Eochaidh), a king in Ireland.

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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
  • Santi e Beati — Santa Cinnia — Listed as "Santa Cinnia, V secolo, Principessa, vergine", feast 1 February — matches the Irish princess baptised by St Patrick.
  • Wikidata Q4420370 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Cinnia (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.

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