St Flannan

Flannan was the son of an Irish Chieftain (King).  Flannan studied with monks as a child and wished to become a monk when he grew up.  His family didn’t want him to be a monk, but he knew this is what God wanted him to do and so he left and joined a monastery.   As a monk, he went on missionary trips to share the Gospel in many countries.  He then went on a pilgrimage (a trip) to Rome and the Pope made him the first Bishop of Killaloe in Ireland.  He led his people well, teaching them to have a closer relationship with Jesus.  His father learned to love Jesus so well through Bishop Flannan’s teachings that he also became a monk.  Bishop Flannan served his people well and many people came to know Jesus through him.