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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
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Venerable

Finnian of Movilla

Founder of the monastery of Movilla in Ireland and teacher of Saint Columba, reposed in 579.

Feast
September 10old style September 23
Reposed
5796th century
Order
Venerables

Life

Finnian of Movilla was born around 493 near Strangford Lough in Ireland. He was a monk in Scotland, then the founder and first abbot of the monastery of Movilla (Moville) in County Down, and a teacher of Saint Columba. He reposed in the year 579. He is a saint of the undivided Church, venerated in the West.

His commemoration falls on 10 September (new calendar); the Churches on the Old Calendar keep the same day of the Menaion on 23 September of the civil calendar.

Commemorated the same day September 10