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Maedoc of Fiddown

An Irish holy monk honored at Fiddown.

Feast
March 23old style April 5
Era
5th century
Place
Fiddown

Life

Saint Maedoc of Fiddown (Mo-⁠Mhaedog, Maidoc) was abbot of the monastery of Fiddown in County Kilkenny in Ireland in the fifth century. No other reliable information about his life survives. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 23 March (new style; 5 April in the old style).

Commemorated the same day March 23