Maughold

For the parish on the Isle of Man, see Maughold (parish).

Saint Maughold
Saint Maughold (detail from a stained glass window at Jurby)
Diedc. 488[1]
Venerated in
Feast27 April (formerly 28 December), Anglican feast day 31 July
PatronageIsle of Man
Stained glass window at Jurby depicting Saint Patrick baptising Maughold

Maughold (also known as Macaille, Maccaldus, Machalus, Machaoi, Machella, Maghor, Mawgan, Maccul, Macc Cuill; died c. 488 AD) is venerated as the patron saint of the Isle of Man.[2] Tradition states that he was an Irish prince and captain of a band of freebooters who was converted to Christianity by Saint Patrick. His feast day is 25 April.[2] His original name is unclear,[3] but was probably adapted from Bishop MacCaille of Croghan, County Offaly, who received Brigit of Kildare into religious life[4]

  1. ^ Monks of Ramsgate. “Maughold”. Book of Saints, 1921. CatholicSaints.Info. 8 December 2014Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ^ a b Butler, Rev. Alban, "St. Macull, of Ireland, Confessor", The Lives of the Saints, Volume IV, 1866
  3. ^ Lewis, Barry (16 December 2015). "St Mechyll of Anglesey, St Maughold of Man and St Malo of Brittany". Studia Celtica Fennica. 11 (2014): 24–38. Retrieved 15 December 2020.
  4. ^ MacKillop, James. "A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology" OUP, 2004 ISBN 9780198609674