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Finnian Of Clonard, Finnián
Finnian (also Finian, Fionán or Fionnán in Irish; or Finianus and Finanus in its Latinised form) may refer to: * Finnian of Movilla (495–589), Christian missionary to Ireland * Finnian of Clonard (470–549), Irish founder of the monastery of Clonard * Finian Lobhar an early Irish saint credited with founding a church and monastery at Innisfallen in Killarney. See also * Finnan (other) * Finan of Lindisfarne Finan of Lindisfarne (died 10 or 17 February 661), also known as Saint Finan, was an Irish monk, trained at Iona Abbey in Scotland, who became the second bishop of Lindisfarne from 651 until 661. Life Finan was appointed to Lindisfarne in 651, ...
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Finnian Of Movilla
Finnian of Movilla (–589) was an Irish Christian missionary. His feast day is 10 September. Origins and life Finnian (sometimes called Finbarr "the white head", a reference to his fair hair), was a Christian missionary in medieval Ireland. He should not be confused with his namesake Finnian of Clonard, nor should Movilla (Maigh Bhile) in County Down be mistaken for Moville in County Donegal. Traditional scholarship has it that he was a descendant of Fiatach the Fair and born in Ulster, but his lineage has been questioned lately by the American Celticist Thomas Owen Clancy. He apparently studied under Colman of Dromore and Mochaoi of Nendrum, and subsequently at Candida Casa ( Whithorn), after which he proceeded to Rome to complete his studies. Legend has it that whilst at Candida Casa, he played a prank (nature unknown) on Princess Drustice, the daughter of a Pictish king, who was in the ladies' section of the monastery, and perhaps had he not been so well conne ...
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Finnian Of Clonard
Finnian of Clonard ('Cluain Eraird') – also Finian, Fionán or Fionnán in Irish; or Finianus and Finanus in its Latinised form (470–549) – was one of the early Irish monastic saints, who founded Clonard Abbey in modern-day County Meath. The Twelve Apostles of Ireland studied under him. Finnian of Clonard (along with Enda of Aran) is considered one of the fathers of Irish monasticism. Early life Finnian was born at the Kingdom of Leinster, son of Findlog. His birthplace is generally supposed to have been near the present town of New Ross. He was a member of Clanna Rudhraighe from the Ulaid. Abban baptised Finnian, and at an early age, he was placed under the care of Bishop Fortchern of Trim.Thunder, John"St. Finnian of Clonard"''Irish Ecclesiastical Record'', Vol. XIII, p. 810, 1892 According to some sources, Finnian studied for a time at the monastic centre of Martin of Tours in Gaul. Tours was noted for its austerity. He later went to Wales and continued his studie ...
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Finian Lobhar
Saint Finian the Leper () was an early Irish saint credited by some sources with founding a church and monastery at Innisfallen in Killarney. Life Saint Finian was a disciple of St. Columba. He was a strict Irish abbot, whose monks followed a vegetarian diet. For a period of time in the 7th century, he was the leader of the monastery at Clonmore, County Carlow, later becoming the abbot of Swords Abbey near Dublin. He may have returned to Clonmore in his later years, and was called ''Lobhar'', "The Leper". Following the custom, he acquired the name when he contracted leprosy from a young boy, whom he had cured of the disease. A conflicting source, however, says that he only cured the boy and did not contract leprosy himself. His feast day The calendar of saints is the traditional Christian method of organizing a liturgical year by associating each day with one or more saints and referring to the day as the feast day or feast of said saint. The word "feast" in this context doe ...
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Finnan (other)
Finnan may refer to: Places *Findon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, known as Finnan * Glen Finnan, a valley in the Highlands of Scotland *Glenfinnan, a settlement at the bottom of the glen * River Finnan, which flows down the Scottish glen People * Aengus Finnan (born 1972), Canadian folk musician * Connie Finnan (born 1962), Irish professional darts player * Frank Finnan (1897–1966), Australian politician * Sharon Finnan (fl. 1988–2015), Australian netball player * Steve Finnan (born 1976), Irish footballer See also * Finnian (other) * Finan (other) * Finnan haddie * Glenfinnan Viaduct The Glenfinnan Viaduct is a railway viaduct on the West Highland Line at Glenfinnan, in the Lochaber district of north-western Scotland, built from 1897 to 1901. Located at the top of Loch Shiel in the West Scottish Highlands, the viaduct overl ... {{disambiguation, surname, geo pl:Finan ...
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