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Ultan of Ardbraccan
Irish saint and Abbot-Bishop of Ardbraccan
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Feast: 4 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
657
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Ultan of Ardbraccan (died c. 657) also known as Ultan the Scribe, was an Irish monk and Abbot-Bishop of Ardbraccan during the 7th century. He is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, with his feast day being celebrated on 4 September.
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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
- Santi e Beati — Sant'Ultan di Ardbraccan, vescovo — '† Ardbraccan, contea di Meath, Irlanda, 4 settembre 653/657, festa 4 settembre' — matches exactly.
- Wikidata Q4003116 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Ultan of Ardbraccan (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.