Venerable
Donnan
A venerable father 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 29old style May 12
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
On 29 April (Old Style) the Martyrology of Donegal records Venerable Donnan, as a priest. 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.
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