Molaise of Leighlin | |
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 Wooden statue of Laserian in Carlow County Museum | |
| Born | c.566[1] Ireland |
| Died | 639[2] Ireland |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion (Church of Ireland) |
| Feast | 18 April[3] |
Saint Molaise[4] of Leighlin, also Laisrén or Laserian (died ca. 639), was an early Irish saint and abbot of Lethglenn or Leithglenn, now Old Leighlin in County Carlow, who is supposed to have lived in the 6th and 7th centuries. In Scotland, he is known as "Molaise" while in Ireland he is revered as "Laserian".[5]
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
aaiwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Feast of St Laserian/Molaise Day, Old Leighlin Cathedral", Diocese of Kildare and Leighlin, 18 April 2022
- ^ Saints at a Glance
- ^ Also Molaisse, Mo Laise, Mo Laisse or Molios. This church on Arran uses Molios
- ^ Kenny, Colum. Molaise, Morrigan, 1998ISBN 0907677673
