Saint Cronan was a 6th-century
Irish Saint
In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of Q-D-Š, holiness, likeness, or closeness to God. However, the use of the term ''saint'' depends on the context and Christian denomination, denominat ...
, and founder of
monasteries.
Cronan is the founder of
Inchicronan Priory
Inchicronan Priory (Irish: ''Prióireacht Inse Chrónáin'' is an early monastic site, possibly founded 6th century by patron, St Cronan of Tuamgraney Crusheen.
The abbey was refounded about 1198AD by Donald O'Brien, (King of Limerick), as ...
and
Patron of the towns of
Tuamgraney and
Roscrea.
St. Cronan's Church, Tuamgraney
St. Cronan's Church is a 10th-century Church of Ireland church in Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland. It is the oldest church in continuous use in Ireland. The Tuamgraney parish operates as a unit with the Mountshannon parish in the Killaloe Unio ...
is one claimant for the oldest continuously used building in
Ireland
Ireland ( ; ga, Éire ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe, north-western Europe. It is separated from Great Britain to its east by the North Channel (Grea ...
.
References
6th-century Christian saints
Year of birth unknown
6th-century births
Year of death unknown
{{Saint-stub