Máedóc of Ferns
Irish bishop and saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne
Saint Máedóc of Ferns (Old Irish: [ˈmaiðoːɡ]; fl. 6th & 7th century), also known as Saint Aidan (Irish: Áedan; Welsh: Aeddan; Latin: Aidanus and Edanus), Saint Madoc[1] or Saint Mogue (Irish: Mo Aodh Óg), was an Irish saint who was the first Bishop of Ferns in County Wexford and the founder of thirty churches. His birth name was Áed, the name of the Irish god of the underworld, meaning "fire". The name Aidan is a diminutive form of Aed or Aodh, and was also a form of the Latin name Dominus. Máedóc and Mogue are other pet forms of Aed or Aodh, formed from the Irish affectionate prefix mo- and the diminutive suffix -óg, meaning "young", making for something like "my dear little Aodh".[2]
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Saint Máedóc of Ferns | |
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Bishop of Ferns | |
Born | c. 558 County Cavan |
Died | (632-01-31)31 January 632 Ferns |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
Major shrine | Enniscorthy |
Feast | 31 January |
Attributes | Honey bees |
Patronage | Ferns Abbey, Templeport Abbey, Drumlane Abbey, Rosinver Abbey, Disert Nairbre Abbey, Llawhaden Abbey |
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