Saint
Fiacc
Bishop in Ireland
A bishop in Ireland and a disciple of Saint Patrick.
- Feast
- October 12old style October 25
- Reposed
- 5205th century
- Place
- Ireland
- Order
- Hierarchs
Life
Saint Fiacc (Fiace, Fiech) was a bishop in Ireland in the fifth century, a friend and disciple of Saint Patrick. In his honour he wrote a hymn which still exists. He is commemorated on 12 October, as a saint of the undivided Church, by the New Calendar. Our sources preserve no further details of his life.
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