Friday, May 16, 2014

St Brendon

Image of St. Brendan

Facts

Feastday: May 16
Death: 577

Born possibly in Tralee, Ireland, and educated by St. Ita and ordained by Bishop Erc, he became a monk and founded a large monastery at Clonfert. Many fantastic details have been added to this brief knowledge usually based on the fictional "Navagation" in which he is described as searching for the Isles of the Blessed, touching the Canaries, and even discovering america. It is possible that he actually made visits to Scotlandand Wales. Feast day May 16.

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