Saint Enda of Aran | |
|---|---|
| Abbot of Aran | |
| Born | c. 450[1] Meath, Ireland |
| Died | c. 530 Killeaney, Inis Mór, Galway, Ireland |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Feast | 21 March |
Saint Enda of Aran (Éanna, Éinne or Endeus, died c. 530 AD) is an Irish saint. His feast day is 21 March.
Enda was a warrior-king of Oriel in Ulster, converted by his sister, Saint Fanchea, an abbess. About 484 he established the first Irish monastery at Killeaney on Inis Mór. St Enda is described as the "patriarch of Irish monasticism". Most of the great Irish saints had some connection with Aran.