Saint
Muredach of Killala
Bishop of Killala
Bishop of Killala in the west of Ireland, reposed around 590.
Life
Saint Muredach of Killala (Murtagh, Muiredach) was, by tradition, a disciple of Saint Patrick, who consecrated him the first bishop of Killala in the west of Ireland. Most sources place him in the sixth century, around 590. He ended his life as a hermit on the island of Innismurray, of which he is regarded as the founder.
He is commemorated on 13 August as a saint of the undivided Church, by the New Calendar. Our sources preserve no further details of his life.
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