Monastic or Hermit · September 23
St. Adomnán
Adomnán was an abbot of Iona Abbey, hagiographer, statesman, canon jurist, and saint.
Ireland · Present-day geography
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Saints from Ireland
Read the full stories of 27 saints whose birth or early family origins are associated with present-day Ireland.
Showing 1–12 of 27. Read each story’s origin note for traditional or disputed accounts.
Bishop
St. Aidan of Lindisfarne
Aidan of Lindisfarne was an Irish monk and missionary credited with converting the Anglo-Saxons to Christianity in Northumbria.
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Bishop · 12 September
St. Ailbe of Emly
Saint Ailbe , usually known in English as St Elvis , Eilfyw or Eilfw, was regarded as the chief 'pre-Patrician' saint of Ireland .
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Monastic
St. Andrew the Scot
Andrew the Scot was the Irish-born student and assistant of Donatus of Fiesole. He served as archdeacon of Fiesole under Bishop Donatus.
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Martyr
St. Blathmac
Saint Blathmac was a distinguished Irish monk, born in Ireland about 750 AD.
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Monastic / Hermit · 1 February
St. Brigid of Kildare
Brigid of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland is the patroness saint of Ireland, and one of its three national saints along with Patrick and Columba.
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Monastic / Hermit · 13 November
St. Caillín
Saint Caillin was an Irish medieval saint and monastic founder.
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Monastic or Hermit · September 9
St. Ciarán of Clonmacnoise
Ciarán of Clonmacnoise was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland and the first abbot of Clonmacnoise.
Ireland · Present-day geography
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Bishop · October 29
St. Colman mac Duagh
Colman mac Duagh was an Irish monk and bishop associated with the founding of the monastery at Kilmacduagh.
Ireland · Present-day geography
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Bishop
St. Colmán of Lindisfarne
Colmán of Lindisfarne also known as Saint Colmán was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 661 until 664.
Ireland · Early origin
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Lay saint · October 13
St. Coloman of Stockerau
Coloman of Stockerau was an Irish saint. While on pilgrimage to the Holy Land, he was mistaken for a spy and hanged near Vienna.
Ireland · Traditional attribution
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Priest / Deacon · 9 June
St. Columba
Columba or Colmcille was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission in what became Scotland.
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