For the other Irish saint of the same name, see Finnian of Clonard.
Finnian of Movilla
Finnian depicted in stained glass, Kildare Cathedral
Born
c. 495 possibly Ulster
Died
c. 589
Venerated in
Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church Church of Ireland Anglican Communion
Major shrine
Movilla Abbey
Feast
10 September
Patronage
Ulster[1]
Finnian[a] of Movilla (c. 495–589) was an Irish Christian missionary. His feast day is 10 September.
^Challoner, Richard. A Memorial of Ancient British Piety: or, a British Martyrology, p. 128. W. Needham, 1761. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
^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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