Brendan Fairclough
Brendan may refer to: People * Saint Brendan the Navigator (c. 484 – c. 577) was an Irish monastic saint. * Saint Brendan of Birr (died 573), Abbot of Birr in Co. Offaly, contemporaneous with the above * Brendan (given name), a masculine given name in the English language Other uses * ''Brendan and the Secret of Kells'', an animated feature film * Brendan Airways, parent company of USA3000 Airlines * Storm Brendan (other) Storm Brendan may refer to: * Typhoon Brendan (1991), developed in the Pacific, struck China * Tropical Storm Brendan (1994) The 1994 Pacific typhoon season was an extremely active season in the annual cycle of tropical cyclone formation in the ..., various storms See also * St. Brendan's (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Brendan ...
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Brendan The Navigator
Brendan of Clonfert (c. AD 484 - c.577), is one of the early Celtic Christianity, Irish monastic saints and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. He is also referred to as Brendan the Navigator, Brendan the Voyager, Brendan the Anchorite, Brendan the Bold. The Irish translation of his name is Naomh Bréanainn or Naomh Breandán. He is mainly known for his legendary voyage to find the “Isle of the Blessed” which is sometimes referred to as “Saint Brendan’s Island”. The written narrative of his journey comes from the immram The Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis (Voyage of Saint Brendan the Abbot). Saint Brendan's Calendar of saints, feast day is celebrated on 16 May by Catholic Church, Catholics, Anglican Communion, Anglicans, and Eastern Orthodox Church, Orthodox Christians. Sources There is very little secure information concerning Brendan's life, although at least the approximate dates of his birth and death, and accounts of some events in his life, are found in I ...
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