Stained glass window depicting St. Brendan in St. Brendan's Church, Birr.
Abbot, Prophet of Ireland
Died
c. 573[1] Birr, Gaelic Ireland
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglican Communion
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Feast
29 November
Brendan of Birr (died c. 572) was one of the early Irish monastic saints. He was a monk and later an abbot, of the 6th century. He is known as "Saint Brendan the Elder" to distinguish him from his contemporary and friend Brendan the Navigator of Clonfert.[2] He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland,[3] a friend and disciple of Columba.[4]
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