Saint
Cethech
An Irish saint, of the 5th century.
- Feast
- June 16old style June 29
- Era
- 5th century
Life
Saint Cethech was an Irish bishop, called Patrick's bishop. The Martyrology of Donegal links him with Cill-Garadh in the territory of Uí Maine and with Domhnach Sairighe in Cianachta, and says that he was of the Cianachta. He is remembered in the Irish martyrologies. His day of commemoration is 16 June (the date in the Irish martyrologies, in the Julian calendar). No other details of his life have been kept. He is a saint of the undivided Church, honoured locally, without synodal canonization.
Commemorated the same day June 16
Tychon of AmathusSaint · Bishop of Amathus in CyprusJun 16
Aureus of MainzHieromartyr · Bishop of MainzJun 16
Hermogenes of TobolskHieromartyr · Bishop of TobolskJun 16
Tikhon of KalugaVenerable · Abbot near KalugaJun 16
Moses of OptinaVenerable · Abbot and elder of OptinaJun 16
Julitta of TarsusMartyrJun 16
Tikhon of LukhVenerable · Founder of Nikolo-Tikhonov MonasteryJun 16CyricusMartyr · Child martyr of TarsusJun 16
Tikhon of KarachevVenerable · Founder of Resurrection MonasteryJun 16- Kaikhosro the GeorgianSaintJun 16
Konstantin MinyatovMartyr · LawyerJun 16- Actinea and GraecinaHoly MartyrsJun 16