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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
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Venerable

Fachanan of Rosscarbery

Founder of the monastery and school of Rosscarbery in Ireland, reposed around 600.

Feast
August 14old style August 27
Reposed
6006th century
Place
Rosscarbery
Order
Venerables

Life

Fachanan of Rosscarbery founded the monastery and school of Rosscarbery (Ros Ailithir) in County Cork in Ireland. He is believed to have been the first bishop of Ross. He reposed around the year 600. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.

His commemoration falls on 14 August (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 27 August of the civil calendar.

Commemorated the same day August 14