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Criotan Certronnach of Bennchor

An Irish saint honored at Bennchor, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.

Feast
September 17old style September 30
Era
unknown
Place
Bennchor

Life

Saint Criotan Certronnach of Bennchor is an Irish saint of the undivided Church, remembered in the old martyrologies of Ireland as a cellarer.

The Donegal text calls him the cellarer of Comhgall of Bennchor. He was called Certronnach because he used to divide fairly. His mother was Eithne, daughter of Saran, son of Colgan.

The Martyrology of Donegal, compiled in 1630 from older sources, commemorates him on 16 September. The date is that of the old Irish calendar, that is, in the old style.

The sources consulted record nothing more about him.

Commemorated the same day September 17