Saint brendan biography
Saint brendan biography
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About Saint Brendan the Navigator
Feast day: May 16
If you thought Saint Patrick was the subject of elaborate legend and lore, wait till you read about another saint of Ireland —Saint Brendan the Navigator—monk, missionary and larger-than-life figure.
Known as one of “The 12 Apostles of Ireland,” Saint Brendan was born in Tralee, in County Kerry, Munster, the southwest province of Ireland, in 484 A.D., to Finnlug and Cara.
Having been educated and formed by major figures of Irish Catholicism of his day, Saint Brendan was ordained a priest at 26.
He entered monastic life, a pillar of the early Irish Church.
Saint Brendan thrived in monastic life. He founded several monasteries across Ireland—notably the monastery at Clonfert, which later became the cathedral for the Diocese of Clonfert—as well as various churches.
His efforts, however, were not confined to the island of Ireland.
As was common among his contemporaries, Saint Brendan engaged in peregrinations—miss