Saint
Gobban son of Nasc
An Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
- Feast
- March 19old style April 1
- Era
- unknown
Life
Saint Gobban son of Nasc is an Irish saint of the undivided Church, remembered in the old martyrologies of Ireland.
The Martyrology of Donegal, compiled in 1630 from older sources, commemorates him on 17 March. The Martyrology of Tallaght, from the early ninth century, lists a similar name on the same day. The date is that of the old Irish calendar, that is, in the old style.
No further details of his life survive in the sources consulted.
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