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Brendan of Clonfert (c. AD 484 – c. 577) is one of the early 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, and Brendan the Bold.
Brendan of Birr (died c. 572) was one of the early Irish monastic saints. He was a monk and later an abbot, of the 6th century. He was a monk and later an abbot, of the 6th century. He is known as "Saint Brendan the Elder" to distinguish him from his contemporary and friend Brendan the Navigator of Clonfert. [ 2 ]
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According to the 9th century document "Voyage of St Brendan the Navigator", Saint Branden set sail westward from this point in the 6th century, and traveled across the Atlantic. [3] [4] [5] Adventurer Tim Severin took a five-man crew across the Atlantic to prove that St Brendan's voyage would have been possible in the 6th century. The journey ...
According to Adomnán, the chronicler of the Life of Columba, about 542 Brendan the Navigator founded a monastery on Ailach, some years before Columba came to Iona. [5] [3] Brendan is said to have been buried on A’ Chùli, [6] (which lies between Eileach an Naoimh and Garbh Eileach) [3] although no trace of his chapel there remains.
Her pupils are said to have included Saint Brendan, whom Bishop Erc gave to Ita in foster care when he was a year old. St. Ita kept him until he was six. [10] [1] The great Navigator visited her between his voyages and always deferred to her counsel. Brendan is believed to have asked her what three things God loved best.
Saint Brandon of Man (Manx: Braddan ny Mannin), also referred to as Brandinus, or Brendinus was Bishop of Man until approximately 1025 CE. The parish of Braddan is said to be named after him, although there have been alternative suggestions that this parish is named after St Brendan the Navigator or after the Manx word for salmon.
Ardfert is the home of St. Brendan's Ardfert Cathedral, which was destroyed in the Irish Rebellion of 1641, and the birthplace of St. Brendan the Navigator, who was educated about the year 500 AD. He founded a monastery there in the sixth century, but both town and monastery were destroyed by fire in 1089, and again in 1151.