Saint
Brecan
A saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
Uncertain source. We are looking to verify this information as soon as we can.
- Feast
- October 12old style October 25
- Era
- unknown
Life
Saint Brecan appears on 12 October (old style, Julian calendar) in the Martyrology of Donegal, and also in the Martyrology of Tallaght and the Martyrology of Gorman. The entry gives no place and no parent. The veneration belongs to the undivided Church; nothing else of the life is recorded.
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