Venerable
Dighde
A venerable mother honored in the Irish tradition; very little is recorded.
Uncertain source. We are looking to verify this information as soon as we can.
- Feast
- April 25old style May 8
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
On 25 April (Old Style) the Martyrology of Donegal records Venerable Dighde, as a virgin. The same name also appears in the Martyrology of Tallaght and Gorman's martyrology. No other secure details survive, and veneration remains local, without synodal canonization.
Commemorated the same day April 25
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- Evodius and CompanionsHoly MartyrsApr 25
- George of PtolemaisMartyrApr 25
- Heribald of AuxerreSaint · Bishop of AuxerreApr 25
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