Christian of Clogher

Saint Christian
Bishop of Clogher
BornArmagh, Ireland
Died12 June 1138
Clogher, Ireland
Venerated inRoman Catholic Church
Feast12 June

Christian, also known as Gilla Críst Ua Morgair (Modern Irish: Croistan Ó Morgair), was a bishop and brother of St. Malachy of Armagh.[1] In 1126, Christian was named the Bishop of Clogher, in Ireland, a position he held until his death on 12 June 1138. He was buried at the Abbey of St. Peter and Paul in Armagh.[2]

  1. ^ St. Christian Catholic Online
  2. ^ The Antiquities and History of Ireland by Sir James Ware (1705), p. 33.