Máedóc Of Ferns
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Born | Cavan |
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Ireland | |
Died | Ferns |
Ireland | |
January 31 | |
632 AD | |
Ferns | |
Ireland | |
Feast | 31 January |
Job | Priest |
Date of birth | January 1,5557 |
Canon | Pre-Congregation |
Major shrine | Enniscorthy |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 2215662 |
Máedóc Of Ferns Life story
Saint Máedóc of Ferns, also known as Saint Aidan, Saint Madoc or Saint Mogue, was an Irish saint who was the first Bishop of Ferns in County Wexford and the founder of thirty churches. His birth name was Áed, the name of the Irish god of the underworld, meaning "fire".