This is a list of the saints of Ireland, which attempts to give an overview of saints from Ireland or venerated in Ireland. The vast majority of these saints lived during the 4th–10th centuries, the period of early Christian Ireland, when Celtic Christianity produced many missionaries to Great Britain and the European continent. The exact number of Irish saints is not known but the Martyrology of Donegal lists 1000 saints, male and female.^[1] For this reason, Ireland in a 19th-century adage is described as "the land of saints and scholars".^[2]

Christianity was introduced into Ireland toward the end of the 4th century. The details of the introduction are obscure, though the strict ascetic nature of monasticism in Ireland is said to be derived from the practices of the Desert Fathers. Although there were some Christians in Ireland before Patrick, who was a native of Roman Britain, he played a significant role in its full Christianisation.

Some of the best-known saints are Saint Patrick, Colmcill, Brigid of Kildare and the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.

After 1000, the prerogative of naming saints was granted exclusively to Rome, after which fewer people were named saints. Those canonized in the modern era include Oliver Plunkett (d. 1681, canonized 1975 by Pope Paul VI) and Charles of Mount Argus (d. 1893, canonized in 2007 by Pope Benedict XVI).

Veneration

The medieval Irish saints were venerated locally in the areas in which they lived or established churches. Outside of these places interest in the saint may have been non-existent^{[3][failed verification]} and so devotion to that person did not spread as it did for other more popular or influential saints.^{[citation needed]} Add to this the cost of producing artwork depicting saints which made promotion of many scarce if not entirely exiguous.^{[citation needed][clarification needed]} With the Viking invasions, Irish churches were frequently ransacked and saints' relics and shrines were often destroyed.^[4][5]

Early saints

Name	Floruit	Origin	Associated church[6]	Comments	Feast day	Reference	Image
Abbán moccu Corbmaic	5th–6th centuries (d. 520?)	Leinster, Ireland	Adamstown (Mag Arnaide), County Wexford Killabban (Cell Abbáin), County Laois	Leinster and Munster saint	16 March or 27 October	[7]
Abel of Reims	8th century	Ireland?		Bishop of Reims; Irish origins are questionable	5 August (Bollandists)	[8]
Abran	5th–6th centuries (d. 515)	Ireland		Sailed to Brittany with siblings, lived as hermit by Marne River		[9]
Adalgis	7th century (d. 686)	Ireland		Worked as a missionary in Arras and Laon, was a disciple of Fursey.		[10]
Adomnán	7th century (d. 704)	Ireland	Iona	Abbot of Iona, politically active churchman, writer; promulgated the Cáin Adomnáin		[11]
Adomnán of Coldingham	7th century (d. 680)	Ireland		Confessor, prophet, monk at Coldingham, noted for the gift of prophecy		[12]
Áed mac Bricc	6th century	Irish, of the Cenél Fiachach	Rahugh and Killare, County Westmeath, and Slieve League, County Donegal	Meath saint	10 November	[13]
Áed of Clonmore	7th century (d. 659?)	Irish, of the Uí Dúnlainge dynasty, north Leinster	Clonmore (Cluain Mór Máedóc), County Carlow	Leinster saint	11 April	[14]
Aedan of Ferns, see Máedóc of Ferns
Aidan of Lindisfarne	7th century (d. 651)	Connacht, Ireland	Lindisfarne	First Bishop of Lindisfarne, invited by king Oswald to reconvert Northumbria		[15]
Ailbe of Emly	6th century (d. 534?)	Munster, Ireland	Emly	First Bishop of Emly	12 September	[16]
Ailerán	7th century (d. 665)	Ireland	Clonard	Scholar at Clonard.
Alto of Altomünster	8th century	Ireland	Altomünster	Founder of Altomünster, missionary to Bavaria, hermit and Benedictine		[17]
Andrew the Scot	9th century	Ireland	Fiesole, Tuscany	Archdeacon at Fiesole in Tuscany, studied under Donatus, gave to the poor		[18]
Assicus (Tassach)	5th century	Ireland	Elphin	Ulster saint, first Bishop of Elphin, converted by Patrick, smith and bellfounder to Patrick	14 April	[19][20]
Athracht	5th–6th centuries	Ireland	Killaraght and Toberaraght	Connacht saint, nun under Patrick and associated with Killaraght and Toberaraght, founded a hostel at Lough Gara	11 August	[21]
Autbod	7th century	Ireland	Valcourt	Missionary and patron of Valcourt, known for miraculous fever cure		[22]
Baíthéne	6th century (d. 598)	Ireland	Iona; Mag Lunge	Abbot of Iona and disciple of Columba; earlier abbot of Mag Lunge on Tiree		[23]
Balin	7th century	Northumbria		Gerald of Mayo's brother, disciple of Colmán, resided in Connacht		[24]
Balthere	8th century (d. 756)	Ireland		Hermit and priest, moved to Lindisfarne, known as Apostle of the Lothians		[25]
Barinthus	6th century	Ulster, Ireland or Scotland		Supposed companion of St. Brendan who may also have had a connection to St. Finbarr[citation needed]
Barrfoin	6th century	Ireland	Drum Cullen, County Offaly	Missionary at Drum Cullen, friend of Columba, joined voyage of Brendan
Banban the Wise	5th century	Ireland	Templeport, County Cavan	Missionary at Templeport, related to Saint Patrick		[26]
Bécán	6th century	Ireland	Kilbeggan, County Westmeath	Founder of Kilbeggan, Westmeath, worked in a monastery there		[27]
Bega		Ireland		Princess, valued virginity, moved to Northumbria to avoid pirates		[28]
Benignus of Armagh	5th century	Meath, Ireland		Patrick's psalm-singer, favourite disciple, helped compile Senchus Mór		[29]
Béoáed mac Ocláin	6th century (d. 520/4)	Connacht, Ireland	Ardcarne (Ard Carna)	Bishop of Ardcarne	7 March or 8 March	[21]
Beoán, Mo Bheóc	?	Ireland	Ard Camrois/Ard Cáinrois, Munster; Ros Caín, Connacht	Munster and Connacht saint	16 December	[30]
Beoán	11th century (fl. 1012 x 1024)	"possibly of Irish origin"	Mortlach	Bishop of Mortlach, Scotland	16 December, possibly owing to confusion with the previous saint	[30]
Beoc	5th century	Ireland	Lough Derg, County Donegal	Founded St Patrick's Purgatory monastery at Lough Derg, Donegal		[31]
Berach	6th–7th centuries	Connacht, Ireland	Tarmonbarry; Cluain Coirpthe	Founder of Tarmonbarry and Cluain Coirpthe, disciple of Kevin and nephew of Freoch, belonged to the Cenél nDobtha of the Uí Briúin	15 February	[21][32]
Berchert	7th-8th centuries	England	Tullylease, County Cork St Berrihert's Kyle, County Tipperary	An exile of the "Celtic party" following the victory of the "Roman party" at the Synod of Whitby, 664.	6 December	[33]
Blathmac	8th–9th centuries (d. 823)	Ireland	Iona	Abbot of Iona, martyred by Danish Vikings, killed on altar steps of the abbey at Iona		[34]
Blath/Blathnaid	6th century	Irish	Kildare town, Co. Kildare	A virgin saint, one of the companions of St. Brigid. She was a cook in the convent of St. Brigid at Kildare.	29 January	[35][better source needed]
Boadin		Ireland		Monk, moved to France, known for kindness and living the Rule of Benedict		[36]
Boethian of Pierrepoint	7th century	Ireland	Pierrepoint (France)	Founder of Pierrepoint (France), disciple of Fursey, martyred by rebellious monks		[37]
Brandan	5th century	Ireland		Monk, fought Pelagianism in Britain, Abbot in Gaul after fleeing		[38]
Breage	5th century	Ireland		Nun, follower of Brigid of Kildare, settled by River Hayle, Dumnonia		[39]
Brendan of Clonfert	5th–6th centuries	Tralee, Ireland	Clonfert	Founder of Clonfert, monk, and remembered as voyager to mysterious islands	16 May	[21][40]
Brendan mac Nemainn	6th century	Irish	Birr, County Offaly	Meath saint; founder of Birr; contemporary of the younger Brendan of Clonfert; came to be regarded as one of the "Twelve Apostles of Ireland"	29 November	[13]
Briarch	7th century (d. 627)	Ireland		Abbot and founder of monastery in Brittany. Closely associated with Tudwal		[41]
Brianhuil/Brenhilda	7th century	Ireland	Sula Sgeir, Scotland	The sister of St. Ronan of Iona, who lived as a hermitess and died on Sula Sgeir	?	[42]
Brigit	5th century	Ireland	Cluain Fidhe or Inis Fidhe (Finish/Feenish Island, Co. Clare)	A virgin saint and an abbess associated with Finish Island who was mentioned in the life of St. Senan of Inis Cathaig.		[43]
Brigit of Kildare	5th–6th centuries	Irish, of the Fothairt. Born in Faughart, Dundalk[44][45]	Kildare	Leinster, Louth and Meath saint, also a patron saint of Ireland, founder and patron of Kildare	1 February	[46]
Bricín or Bricíne	7th century	Ireland	Tomregan (Túaim Dreccon), County Cavan	Abbot of Túaim Dreccon		[47]
Broccán Clóen	7th century	Ireland	Ross Tuirc	Abbot of Ross Tuirc, Ossory, author of a hymn to St Brigit		[48]
Broccán/Brychan	5th century	Ireland	Brycheiniog, Wales	An Irish king or chieftain who travelled to Wales, settling in Brecknock where he had some 24 children all saints.	6 April	[49][50]
Brón mac Icni	5th–6th centuries (d. 512)	Connacht, Ireland	Caisel Irrae	Bishop of Cassel-lrra (Caisel Irrae), disciple and bishop of St Patrick Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=List_of_saints_of_Ireland Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia.  Navigácia: Veda > Analytika Antropológia Aplikované vedy Bibliometria Dejiny vedy Encyklopédie Filozofia vedy Forenzné vedy Humanitné vedy Knižničná veda Kryogenika Kryptológia Kulturológia Literárna veda Medzidisciplinárne oblasti Metódy kvantitatívnej analýzy Metavedy Metodika Metodológia vedy Náboženstvo a veda Náučná literatúra Podvody vo vede Popularizácia vedy Potravinárstvo Prírodné vedy Pseudoveda Scientometria Spoločenské vedy Teórie Teatrológia Technické vedy Technika Terminológia Umenie Výskum Veda Veda a technika podľa štátu Veda a technika podľa kontinentu Veda a technika podľa roka Veda v kozme Vedci Vedecká literatúra Vedecké databázy Vedecké experimenty Vedecké konferencie Vedecké metódy Vedecké ocenenia Vedecké organizácie Vedecké parky Vedeckí spisovatelia Vzdelávanie Záhady Príbuzné výrazy: Text je dostupný za podmienok Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License 3.0 Unported; prípadne za ďalších podmienok. Podrobnejšie informácie nájdete na stránke Podmienky použitia. www.astronomia.sk | www.biologia.sk | www.botanika.sk | www.dejiny.sk | www.economy.sk | www.elektrotechnika.sk | www.estetika.sk | www.farmakologia.sk | www.filozofia.sk | Fyzika | www.futurologia.sk | www.genetika.sk | www.chemia.sk | www.lingvistika.sk | www.politologia.sk | www.psychologia.sk | www.sexuologia.sk | www.sociologia.sk | www.veda.sk I www.zoologia.sk