Edana

Saint Edana (also called Etaoin, Edaene or Edna) was an Irish nun of the sixth century who lived near the confluence of the Boyle and the Shannon. Her name means "little fire". Tradition says that Saint Patrick ordained her to the monastic life.

She is the patron of several parishes in western Ireland, among them those of the dioceses of Tuam and Elphin, and a healing holy well bears her name. Some sources say that the city of Edinburgh, near the site where she founded a convent, took its name from her; she is also sometimes confused with Saint Modwenna, without evidence.

She is commemorated on 5 July as a saint of the undivided Church, by the New Calendar.