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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.
St. Finnian imparting his blessing to the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. The Twelve Apostles of Ireland (also known as Twelve Apostles of Erin, Irish: Dhá Aspal Déag na hÉireann) were twelve early Irish monastic saints of the sixth century who studied under St Finnian (d. 549) at his famous monastic school Clonard Abbey at Cluain-Eraird (Erard's Meadow), now Clonard in County Meath.
The Martyrology of Tallaght is an Irish martyrology from the late eighth century. It lists of hundreds of saints from Ireland and beyond. [1]In various religions, a saint is a revered person who has achieved an eminent status of holiness, known as sainthood.
Aengus - god of passionate and romantic love, youth and poetic inspiration; Áine - goddess of parental and familial love, summer, wealth and sovereignty; Banba, Ériu and Fódla - patron goddesses of Ireland
It includes Medieval Irish saints that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Pages in category "Female saints of medieval Ireland" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
Pages in category "Medieval Irish saints" The following 172 pages are in this category, out of 172 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Pages in category "Irish saints" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Bl. Edmund Ignatius Rice, the first Irish-born Catholic to be beatified after the English Reformation. The Catholic Church recognises certain deceased Catholics as saints, beati, venerabili, and servants of God. In the post-Reformation period, some such people were born, died, or lived in Ireland.