Saint
Criotan son of Liothan
An Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
- Feast
- December 15old style December 28
- Era
- unknown
Life
Saint Criotan son of Liothan is an Irish saint of the undivided Church, remembered in the old martyrologies of Ireland.
The Martyrology of Donegal, compiled in 1630 from older sources, commemorates him on 13 December. The Martyrology of Tallaght, from the early ninth century, lists a similar name on the same day. The date is that of the old Irish calendar, that is, in the old style.
No further details of his life survive in the sources consulted.
Commemorated the same day December 15
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