Kevin of Glendalough

Saint

Kevin of Glendalough
St Kevin and the Blackbird,
reputed to have nested in his hand
Born498 (reputedly)
Leinster
Died3 June 618
Venerated inCatholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Canonized19 June 1902 (cultus confirmed on the Roman Catholic Church) by Leo XIII
Major shrineSt. Kevin's Cell, St. Kevin's Bed, St. Kevin's Church
Feast3 June
Attributesblackbird
Patronageblackbirds, Archdiocese of Dublin, Glendalough, Kilnamanagh

Kevin (Modern Irish: Caoimhín; Old Irish: Cóemgen, Caemgen; Latinized Coemgenus; 498 (reputedly)–3 June 618) is an Irish saint, known as the founder and first abbot of Glendalough in County Wicklow, Ireland.[1] His feast day is 3 June.

  1. ^ "Saint Kevin". Encyclopædia Britannica.