Venerable
Sinchell of Killeigh
Abbot of Killeigh
An Irish abbot of the monastery of Killeigh.
- Feast
- March 26old style April 8
- Era
- 5th century
- Place
- Killeigh
- Order
- Venerables
Life
Saint Sinchell of Killeigh (Sincheall) was a disciple of Saint Patrick and the founder of the monastery of Killeigh in County Offaly in Ireland, in the fifth century. In his monastery lived one hundred and fifty monks. No other reliable information about his life survives. He is a saint of the undivided Church, commemorated on 26 March (new style; 8 April in the old style).
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