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Finnchu
Saint Finnchu (died ca. 655) was an early Irish Saint. He was born in Brigobann, now Brigown, in the county of Cork, Ireland. Biography Finnchu was son of Finnlug, a descendant of Eochaidh Muidhmeadhon, and an inhabitant of Cremorne, county of Monaghan, and his second wife Idnait (alternate spellings Iodhnait and Ionait), daughter of Flann, of the Ciannachta of Glen Geimhin.The Irish life and the ''Martyrology of Donegal'' make him son of Finnlug, son of Setna, but in other authorities he is son of Setna . Finnchu was born and baptised at Mog-Ruth (Fermoy) in Munster, by Ailbe (Emly), and "a screpall, that is seven pennies of gold, paid as a baptismal fee". The form of his name given in the ''Calendar of Oengus'' is Chua, to which Finn (fair) being added makes Chua-finn, and by transposition Finnchua. Finnchu was placed with Cumusgach, King of Teffia (in Westmeath and Longford), with whom he remained seven years. At the end of that time Comgall of Bangor (county of Down) obta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saints Of Ireland
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. For this reason, Ireland in a 19th-century adage is described as "the land of saints and scholars". The introduction of Christianity into Ireland was during the end of the 4th century. Its exact introduction is obscure, though the strict ascetic nature of monasticism in Ireland derives from the Desert Fathers. Although there were some Christians in Ireland before him, Patrick, a native of Roman Britain, played a significant role in its full Christianisation. Some of the most well 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 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
