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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Venerable

Illogan

A venerable saint, commemorated in the early Celtic calendars; very little is recorded.

Uncertain source. We are looking to verify this information as soon as we can.

Feast
October 18old style October 31
Era
unknown
Order
Venerables

Life

Saint Illogan, a priest, is the patron of the church of Illogan near Redruth in Cornwall; the registers of the bishops of Exeter name him in forms such as Elugani and Illugani. He may be the same as Illog of the Welsh calendars, whose day is 8 August, but the feast at Illogan falls on 18 October. The author suggests, as a mere possibility, a link with the Irish Illadhan, son of Cormac, king of Leinster, a priest and hermit at Castle Dillon. No life of him survives. The veneration is local, without synodal canonization; his memory falls on 18 October.

Commemorated the same day October 18