Saint
Aiffen of Cill Aiffein
A saint honored in the Irish tradition, associated with Cill Aiffein; very little is recorded.
Uncertain source. We are looking to verify this information as soon as we can.
- Feast
- June 3old style June 16
- Era
- unknown
- Place
- Cill Aiffein
Life
Aiffen of Cill Aiffein is listed in the Martyrology of Donegal under 3 June (old style). The church is placed near Gleann da Loch, the modern Glendalough. The same day also carries the name in the Martyrology of Tallaght. Nothing else is known; the veneration is local and early Irish, without synodal canonization.
Commemorated the same day June 3
ClotildeRight-Believing · Queen of the FranksJun 3
Demetrius of UglichPassion-Bearer · Tsarevich of UglichJun 3.JPG)
Kevin of GlendaloughVenerable · Founder of Glendalough AbbeyJun 3- Achillas of AlexandriaSaint · Patriarch of AlexandriaJun 3
Amphilochius of GlushitsaVenerable · Disciple of Dionysius of GlushitsaJun 3
Dorotheos ProiosSaintJun 3
Olivia of AnagniSaintJun 3- Agapit of MarkushevoVenerable MartyrJun 3
- Joseph of ThessalonikiSaint · Metropolitan of ThessalonikiJun 3
- Cornelius of PadanVenerable · Founder of a hermitageJun 3
- Gregory of DerkosSaint · Hierarch of DerkosJun 3
- Adalbert of ComoSaintJun 3