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Venerable

Malathgen

An Irish monk of Cluain-⁠Edneach, who reposed around 767.

Feast
October 21old style November 3
Reposed
7678th century
Place
Cluain-⁠Edneach

Life

Holy Venerable Malathgen was abbot of the monastery of Cluain-⁠Edneach (Clonenagh) in Ireland and reposed in the year 767. The sources consulted preserve no other details of his life. He is a saint of the undivided Church, known from the Orthodox calendars of Western saints.

He is commemorated on 21 October, the liturgical date in the Orthodox calendar (the same day number on the old and new calendars).

Commemorated the same day October 21