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Saint

Albert of Cashel

A saint associated with Cashel in Ireland, reposed around 800.

Feast
January 8old style January 21
Era
7th century
Place
Cashel

Life

Saint Albert of Cashel is honoured as the patron of the town of Cashel in Ireland. According to some sources he was born in England, laboured in Ireland and later preached in Bavaria. He then went to Jerusalem, and on his return he reposed and was buried at Regensburg. The calendars place him in the seventh century.

He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 8 January (new style).

Commemorated the same day January 8