Erc of Slane

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Erc of Slane was an early Irish bishop and missionary saint traditionally credited with helping to spread Christianity in Ireland during the time of St. Patrick.

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Label Occurrences
Erc of Slane canonical 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Irish missionary
bishop
associatedWith County Meath NERFINISHED
Hill of Slane NERFINISHED
Slane, County Meath NERFINISHED
conversion of Irish pagans to Christianity
early Irish church
canonizationStatus pre-congregation
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
culture Early Christian Ireland NERFINISHED
describedAs early Irish bishop and missionary saint
educatedBy Patrick NERFINISHED
feastDay November 2
genreOfBiographicalSources hagiography
hasCanonicalStatus local cult of veneration
hasInfluenceOn Christianization of Ireland NERFINISHED
hasMentor Patrick NERFINISHED
hasOccupation bishop
missionary
theologian
hasRole founder of churches in Ireland
honorificPrefix Saint
languageOfWorkOrName Irish
Latin
notableFor association with St. Patrick
being an early Irish bishop
helping to spread Christianity in Ireland
notableWork Christian missionary activity in Ireland
partOf early Christian missions in Ireland
placeOfActivity Munster NERFINISHED
Slane, County Meath NERFINISHED
placeOfVeneration Ireland NERFINISHED
positionHeld bishop of Slane
region Leinster
religion Christianity
sourceOfInformation medieval Irish saints’ lives
studentOf Patrick NERFINISHED
timePeriod 5th century
title Saint Erc NERFINISHED
tradition Irish hagiographical tradition
traditionallyCreditedWith assisting Patrick in missionary work
spreading Christianity in the Boyne Valley region
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Celtic Christianity NERFINISHED
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Brendan of Clonfert educatedBy Erc of Slane