Finnian of Clonard | |
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.jpg) Statue of St. Finnian in Clonard | |
| Teacher of the Saints of Ireland | |
| Born | 470 Myshall, Kingdom of Leinster, Gaelic Ireland |
| Died | 12 December 549 Ross Findchuill, Kingdom of Meath, Gaelic Ireland |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | Clonard Abbey (destroyed) |
| Feast | 12 December |
| Patronage | Diocese of Meath |
Finnian of Clonard ('Cluain Eraird') – also Finian, Fionán or Fionnán in Irish; or Finianus and Finanus in its Latinised form[1][2] (470–549) – was one of the early Irish monastic saints, who founded Clonard Abbey in modern-day County Meath. The Twelve Apostles of Ireland studied under him. Finnian of Clonard (along with Enda of Aran) is considered one of the fathers of Irish monasticism.[3]
- ^ Ussher, James (1639). Whole works (in Latin). Vol. VI: Britannicarum ecclesiarum antiquitates. Dublin: Hodges & Smith. p. 472.
- ^ Ware, James (1658). Hibernicæ antiquitates (in Latin). London: E. Tyler. p. 292.
- ^ Wallace, Martin (1995). A Little Book of Celtic Saints. Belfast: Appletree Press. p. 19. ISBN 0-86281-456-1.