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Thursday, November 12
Prophet Ahijah the Shilonite
Sinaxarion

Saint

Maolan

Saint named in the old calendars; the sources preserve few details about him.

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

Feast
December 25old style January 7
Era
unknown
Order
Hierarchs

Life

Maolan was, by tradition, an early Christian bishop in Connacht in Ireland, whose feast is on 25 December. He is the reputed founder of a church at Tullaghmelan in County Tipperary. His name stands in the Martyrology of O'Gorman under 25 December, where he is called 'Great Maelan, void of weakness'. An ancient stone carving of a bishop's head at Tullaghmelan is believed to be his. It is likely that several saints have been merged under the name, for at least six saints called Maolan are commemorated in medieval Ireland.

Commemorated the same day December 25