Saint
Fachtna of Kiltoom
Saint of Kiltoom, venerated in the Western Church.
- Feast
- November 14old style November 27
- Era
- 5th century
Life
Fachtna of Kiltoom (Cill Toma, in the barony of Fore, County Westmeath) was an Irish saint who lived about 460. His father, Dubhthach moccu Lughair, was the chief ollam, the supreme learned poet, of Ireland. His brothers were all saints and church founders, chiefly in Leinster: Trian, Gabhran, Euhel, Molaisse mac Lugair, Moninne and Lonan.
The Martyrology of Donegal gives his commemoration on 14 November, together with that of his brothers Gabhran and Euhel, and the Martyrology of Gorman, for the same day, speaks of the three sons of Dubhthach. He is an Irish saint venerated locally, from the time of the undivided Church.
Commemorated the same day November 14
Justinian the GreatRight-Believing · Byzantine EmperorNov 14
PhilipApostle · The ApostleNov 14
TheodoraRight-Believing · Byzantine EmpressNov 14
Gregory PalamasSaint · Archbishop of ThessalonicaNov 14DubriciusSaint · Welsh bishopNov 14
- Alberic of UtrechtSaint · Bishop of UtrechtNov 14
Dimitry BenevolenskyHieromartyr · ArchpriestNov 14
Fantinus the YoungerVenerableNov 14
Alexander BykovHieromartyr · PriestNov 14- Anna ZertsalovaMartyr · Spiritual writerNov 14
George IzvekovHieromartyr · Archpriest and composerNov 14
Prokopy TitovHieromartyr · Archbishop of Kherson and NikolaevNov 14