Venerable
Rioghnach daughter of Feradhach
An Irish saint, commemorated in the Martyrologies of Tallaght and Donegal.
- Feast
- December 18old style December 31
- Era
- unknown
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Rioghnach daughter of Feradhach is an Irish saint of the undivided Church, remembered in the old martyrologies of Ireland as a virgin.
The Donegal text calls her daughter of Feradhach.
The Martyrology of Donegal, compiled in 1630 from older sources, commemorates her on 18 December. The date is that of the old Irish calendar, that is, in the old style.
The sources consulted record nothing more about her.
Commemorated the same day December 18
SebastianMartyr · Roman soldierDec 18
Modestus of JerusalemSaint · Patriarch of JerusalemDec 18Mark and MarcellianHoly Martyrs · Martyrs of RomeDec 18
Zoe of RomeMartyr · Martyr of RomeDec 18
Gatianus of ToursSaint · First Bishop of ToursDec 18
Winibald of HeidenheimVenerable · Abbot of HeidenheimDec 18
Thaddeus UspenskyHieromartyr · Archbishop of TverDec 18
Sebastian of SokhotaVenerable · Abbot of the Transfiguration MonasteryDec 18- Carion the HermitVenerable · Hermit of ScetisDec 18
Daniel the HesychastVenerable · Abbot of Voroneț MonasteryDec 18
Nicholas KlementyevHieromartyr · Archbishop of Veliky UstyugDec 18- Aedhgein of Ard LonainSaintDec 18