Patron of babies, blacksmiths, cows and dairy workers, Ireland, midwives, poets, sailors, scholars, and travelers by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Brigid (453?–523?) Also known as…
Patron of blackbirds, the archdiocese of Dublin, Ireland, and Glendalough, Ireland by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Kevin (498?–618) Also known as Coemgen and Kevin of the Angels Like St. Columba,…
It is no wonder that this saint's emblem is the bear, as he seems to have had a knack for causing trouble by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Columban (540?–615) Also known as St.…
The first Irish saint to be canonized by a pope, in 1199 by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Malachy (1094?–1148) St. Malachy is known principally as a reformer of the Irish clergy,…
Patron of boatmen, sailors, travelers, and whales by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Brendan (486?–578?) Also known as St. Brendan the Voyager, St. Brendan the Navigator, and St. Brandon Born near…
The revered teacher of St. Brendan by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Ita (480?–570?) Also known as St. Ide and Brigid of Munster Born in County Waterford, St. Ita later settled in…
The founder of a great center of Celtic Christianity by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Aidan (died 651) According to the historian Bede, Aidan was an Irish monk on the island of Iona when he was sent…
A visionary who founded a great Irish monastery by Ann-Marie Imbornoni St. Kieran (516?–549?) Also known as St. Ciaran Born in Roscommon, Connacht, Kieran left his boyhood home to study at the…
Celebrated 1 March St. David as shown in a stained glass window in Jesus College Chapel, Oxford. Photo credit: Casper Gutman Related Links St. David's QuizWalesSaint DavidMore on St…
