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Finnian of Movilla
Finnian depicted in stained glass, Kildare Cathedral
Bornc. 495
possibly Ulster
Diedc. 589
Venerated inEastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
Church of Ireland
Anglican Communion
Major shrineMovilla Abbey
Feast10 September
PatronageUlster[1]

Finnian[a] of Movilla (c. 495–589) was an Irish Christian missionary. His feast day is 10 September.

  1. ^ Challoner, Richard. A Memorial of Ancient British Piety: or, a British Martyrology, p. 128. W. Needham, 1761. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  2. ^ Alban Butler (1799), The Lives of the Primitive Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints... by the Rev. Alban Butler..., J. Moir, p. 114


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