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St. Merinus
SaintPre-congregation
Born
565
Died
620
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Saint Mirin (c. 565 – c. 620), also known as Mirren of Benchor (now called Bangor), Merinus, Merryn and Meadhrán, is the patron saint of Paisley, Renfrewshire in Scotland and of the Roman Catholic diocese of Paisley, he was the founder of a religious community which grew to become Paisley Abbey. The shrine of the saint in the abbey became a centre of pilgrimage.
Summary from Wikipedia, Saint Mirin (CC BY-SA 4.0), until this page is written up in full.
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 (Stanbrook) - Appendix of Welsh church patrons — Listed as 'Merin, 6th century, brother of Gwynodl, of the College of Bangor, patron of Bodferiw in Carnarvon and of Llanferin in Monmouth'.
- Wikidata Q4295648 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
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.