Brendan of Clonfert

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Brendan of Clonfert, also known as St. Brendan the Navigator, was a 6th-century Irish monk and legendary seafaring saint famed for his epic voyage in search of the "Isle of the Blessed."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Irish monk
abbot
legendary figure
navigator
alternativeName Brendan of Clonfert
surface form: Brendan the Navigator

St. Brendan the Navigator
surface form: Brendan the Voyager

Brendan of Clonfert
surface form: Bréanainn of Clonfert

Brendan of Clonfert
surface form: Brénainn of Clonfert
associatedWith Ardfert
Clonfert
County Kerry
birthDate c. 484
birthPlace County Kerry
Ireland
Munster
Tralee
centuryOfActivity 6th century
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
deathDate c. 577
educatedBy Erc of Slane
Finnian of Clonard
Ita of Killeedy
feastDay 16 May
founded Clonfert Monastery
monastery at Annaghdown
monastery at Ardfert
monastery at Clonfert in County Galway
monastery at Inishdadroum
givenName Brendan
hasLegend voyage across the Atlantic Ocean
honorificPrefix Saint
influenced Irish hagiography
medieval voyage literature
languageOfWorkOrName Irish
Latin
notableFor early medieval Irish seafaring legend
legendary sea voyage in search of the Isle of the Blessed
notableWork Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis
Voyage of Saint Brendan
patronage boatmen
sailors
seafarers
travelers
positionHeld abbot of Clonfert
religion Christianity
religiousOrder Celtic monasticism
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism
surface form: Lutheran Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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St. Brendan the Navigator hasTitle Brendan of Clonfert
St. Brendan the Navigator hasTitle Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Brendan the Navigator
Brénainn associatedWith Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Saint Brendan of Clonfert
Brénainn notableBearer Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Brénainn of Clonfert
Brendan mainCharacter Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Saint Brendan the Navigator
Brendan featuresCharacter Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Saint Brendan
Brendan hasTitleCharacter Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Saint Brendan
Brendan about Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Saint Brendan the Navigator
Voyage of Saint Brendan hasMainCharacter Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Saint Brendan the Navigator
Voyage of Saint Brendan featuresCharacter Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Saint Brendan of Clonfert
Clonfert Monastery foundedBy Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Saint Brendan the Navigator
Clonfert Monastery foundedBy Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Saint Brendan of Clonfert
Clonfert Monastery associatedSaint Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Saint Brendan the Navigator
Clonfert Monastery dedicatedTo Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Saint Brendan
Brendan of Clonfert alternativeName Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Brendan the Navigator
Brendan of Clonfert alternativeName Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Brénainn of Clonfert
Brendan of Clonfert alternativeName Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Bréanainn of Clonfert
Tralee associatedWith Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: Saint Brendan the Navigator
Clonfert associatedWithSaint Brendan of Clonfert
this entity surface form: St Brendan of Clonfert