Fursey | |
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![]() Saint Fursey and the monk; from a 14th-century manuscript | |
Born | c. 597 |
Died | 650 |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church January 29 / January 16.[1] |
Feast | 16 January |
Attributes | depicted with two oxen at his feet; beholding a vision of angels; gazing at the flames of purgatory and hell. |
Saint Fursey (also known as Fursa, Fursy, Forseus, and Furseus: died 650) was an Irish monk who did much to establish Christianity throughout the British Isles and particularly in East Anglia. He reportedly experienced angelic visions of the afterlife. Fursey is one of the Four Comely Saints.