Venerable
Cillein
A venerable saint, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.
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- Feast
- January 8old style January 21
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
On 8 January (old style), the Martyrology of Donegal names Cillein. The entry adds the title of abbot. The same name also stands on that day in the Martyrology of Gorman. No life or deeds are recorded, and the cult stayed local, without synodal canonization.
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