Brendan of Birr


Brendan of Birr
Stained glass window depicting St. Brendan in St. Brendan's Church, Birr.
Abbot, Prophet of Ireland
Diedc. 573[1]
Birr, Kingdom of Munster
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Church
Anglican Communion
CanonizedPre-Congregation
Feast29 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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference duffy was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ ""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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  4. ^ Farmer, David Hugh (1997). The Oxford dictionary of saints (4th ed.). Oxford [u.a.]: Oxford Univ. Press. p. 72. ISBN 0-19-280058-2.