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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 Squad, nicknamed the Twelve Apostles, was an Irish Republican Army (IRA) unit founded by Michael Collins to counter British intelligence efforts during the Irish War of Independence, mainly by means of assassination.
Ruadan was born in Tara in Leinster, Ireland, and was educated at Clonard, County Westmeath by St. Finnian. He is known as one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. [2] He is said to have replaced St. Brendan (the navigator) at Lorrha, who then crossed the Shannon and set up his monastery at Clonfert, County Galway.
St. Ninnidh is regarded as one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. He is associated with the shores of Lough Erne and particularly the island of Inishmacsaint and the parish of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland (derived from the Irish: Cnoc Ninnidh, meaning the Hill of Ninnidh). His feast day is 18 January.
St. Ciarán's Church (CoI) Ciarán of Saigir (Old Irish pronunciation: [ˈkʲiːaraːn … ˈsagʲirʲ]; 5th century – c. 530), also known as Ciarán mac Luaigne or Saint Kieran (Welsh: Cieran), was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland [2] and is considered the first saint to have been born in Ireland, [3] although the legend that he preceded Saint Patrick is questionable.
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The arm of St. Jude Thaddeus, a sacred relic of the Roman Catholic Church, is coming to St. Sebastian Parish in Akron as part of a 100-stop pilgrimage in the United States.. One of the 12 apostles ...
The "seventy disciples" or "seventy-two disciples" (known in the Eastern Christian traditions as the "Seventy Apostles") were early emissaries of Jesus mentioned in the Gospel of Luke. [63] According to Luke, the only gospel in which they appear, Jesus appointed them and sent them out in pairs on a specific mission which is detailed in the text.