Celtic and Old English Saints 22 March =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= * St. Failbhe of Iona * St. Trien of Killelga * St. Darerca =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=
St. Failbhe of Iona, Abbot --------------------------------------------------- Born in Ireland; died c. 680. Saint Failbhe, abbot of Iona and brother of Saint Finan of Rath, is one of about 20 saints of the same name commemorated in Irish and Scottish menologies (Benedictines). St. Trien (Trienan) of Killelga, Abbot --------------------------------------------------- 5th century. Saint Trien, abbot of Killelga monastery, was one of Saint Patrick's disciples (Benedictines) St. Darerca -------------------------------------------------- 5th century. Saint Darerca is believed to have been the sister of Saint Patrick of Ireland and the mother of fifteen sons, some of which became saints. Her name is derived from the Irish "Diar-Sheare," which means constant and firm love. (Benedictines, Montague). Sources: ======== Benedictine Monks of Saint Augustine Abbey, Ramsgate. (1947). The Book of Saints.NY: Macmillan. Montague, H. P. (1981). The Saints and Martyrs of Ireland. Guildford: Billing & Sons. For All the Saints: http://www.saintpatrickdc.org/ss/ss-index.htm An Alphabetical Index of the Saints of the West http://www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk/saintsa.htm These Lives are archived at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/celt-saints ¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤¤
