Venerable
Cannera
An Irish hermitess, reposed at Inis Cathaig around 530.
- Feast
- January 28old style February 10
- Reposed
- 5306th century
- Place
- Inis Cathaig
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Cannera, also called Cainder or Kinnera, was an Irish virgin who lived as an anchoress near Bantry in County Cork and then on the island of Inis Cathaig in County Clare. She reposed around 530.
After visiting Saint Senan and receiving communion, she reposed. She was buried on Saint Senan's island.
She is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 28 January (new style).
Commemorated the same day January 28
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Isaac the SyrianVenerable · Bishop of NinevehJan 28
Ephraim of PereyaslavlVenerable · Bishop of PereyaslavlJan 28
Ephraim of NovotorzhokVenerable · Founder of the Boris and Gleb MonasteryJan 28
Leontius StasievichConfessor · ArchimandriteJan 28
Emilianus of TreviHieromartyr · Bishop of TreviJan 28
Theodosius of TotmaVenerable · Monk of Sumorin MonasteryJan 28
Elias BenemanskyHieromartyr · Priest of TverJan 28- Palladius of AntiochVenerable · Hermit near AntiochJan 28
- Olga EvdokimovaNew MartyrJan 28
- Vladimir PishchulinHieromartyr · HieromonkJan 28
- Aedhlugh of Eridh CassainSaintJan 28