Secundinus | |
|---|---|
 Monastic ruins in Dunshaughlin today | |
| Church | Domhnach Sechnaill/Dunshaughlin, County Meath. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Italy? |
| Died | 447/8? Ireland |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | 27 November |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Secundinus (fl. 5th century), or Sechnall (Modern Irish: Seachnall) as he was known in Irish, was founder and patron saint of Domhnach Sechnaill, County Meath, who went down in medieval tradition as a disciple of St Patrick and one of the first bishops of Armagh.[1] Historians have suggested, however, that the connection with St Patrick was a later tradition invented by Armagh historians in favour of their patron saint and that Secundinus is more likely to have been a separate missionary, possibly a companion of Palladius.[1]