Brendan of Birr | |
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 Stained glass window depicting St. Brendan in St. Brendan's Church, Birr. | |
| Abbot, Prophet of Ireland | |
| Died | c. 573[1] Birr, Kingdom of Munster |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Feast | 29 November |
Brendan of Birr (died c. 572) was one of the early Irish monastic saints. He was a monk and later an abbot, of the 6th century. He is known as "Saint Brendan the Elder" to distinguish him from his contemporary and friend Brendan the Navigator of Clonfert.[2] He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland,[3] a friend and disciple of Columba.[4]
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duffywas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ ""St. Brendan the Elder of Birr", Birr Historical Society". Archived from the original on 6 April 2018. Retrieved 12 May 2013.
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Floodwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Farmer, David Hugh (1997). The Oxford dictionary of saints (4th ed.). Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 72. ISBN 0-19-280058-2.