Saint Mochoemoc | |
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![]() Foundations of a round tower at Liathmore | |
Born | c. 550 Hy-Conall-Gaura, County Limerick |
Died | 656 Liathmore, County Tipperary |
Feast | 13 March |
Saint Mochoemoc (or Pulcherius,[a][b][c] c. 550–656) was an early Irish abbot, later considered to have been a saint. He was a nephew of Saint Íte of Killeedy, who raised him. He became a monk in Bangor Abbey under the abbot Saint Comgall of Bangor. He was the founding abbot of Liath-Mochoemoc (Liathmore) monastery. His feast day is 13 March.[1]
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