Cuan

Saint Cuan was an Irish abbot who founded many churches and monasteries and lived to nearly a hundred years. He reposed in 752. He is also called Mochua or Moncan.

Little is known of his life; the Annals of Inisfallen mention an abbot of this name at the monastery called Liath Mo-⁠Chaemóc. Near Ahascragh in County Galway there is a holy well that bears his name, today protected as a national monument.

He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 1 January (new style) by Western Rite Orthodox communities.