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Martyr

Louthiern

A martyr of Irish birth.

Feast
October 17old style October 30
Era
6th century
Place
Ireland
Order
Martyrs

Life

Saint Louthiern was born in Ireland in the 6th century. He is the patron of the church of St Ludgran in Cornwall, which shows that he came to be venerated in south-⁠west Britain. The surviving sources say no more of his life. He is a saint of the undivided Church, known from the Western calendars.

He is commemorated on 17 October, the liturgical date in the Orthodox calendar (the same day number on the old and new calendars).

Commemorated the same day October 17