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Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Saint

Maelcanaigh of Rusgach

A saint of Rusgach, commemorated in the Irish calendar; very little is recorded.

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

Feast
September 18old style October 1
Era
unknown
Place
Rusgach

Life

Saint Maelcanaigh of Rusgach appears on 18 September (old style, Julian calendar) in the Martyrology of Donegal, and also in the Martyrology of Tallaght. The place is Rusgach in Cuailgne. The name survives only in the martyrologies, without synodal canonization; nothing else is known.

Commemorated the same day September 18