Saint Finbarr

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Saint Finbarr is a 6th–7th century Irish bishop and hermit venerated as the patron saint of Cork, where he is credited with founding a monastic settlement that grew into the city.

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Surface form Occurrences
Saint Finbarr of Cork 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Irish bishop
hermit
alsoKnownAs Barra NERFINISHED
Finbar NERFINISHED
Fionnbharra NERFINISHED
associatedWith Cork city NERFINISHED
River Lee NERFINISHED
birthName Lóchán NERFINISHED
birthPlace County Cork NERFINISHED
Munster NERFINISHED
canonizationStatus pre-congregation
centuryOfActivity 6th century
7th century
commemoratedBy Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral, Cork NERFINISHED
parishes dedicated to Saint Finbarr
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
cultCenter Cork NERFINISHED
Gougane Barra NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup Irish
feastDay 25 September
founderOf monastic settlement at Cork
hasFeastIn Anglican liturgical calendar NERFINISHED
Roman Catholic liturgical calendar
hasIconographicAttribute bishop’s crozier
mitre
monastery
hasPlaceOfWorship Gougane Barra NERFINISHED
Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral NERFINISHED
influenced Christian monasticism in Munster
languageOfName Irish
notableWork foundation of a monastic settlement at Cork
occupation bishop
hermit
monk
patronSaintOf Cork NERFINISHED
placeOfDeath County Cork NERFINISHED
Ireland NERFINISHED
region Munster NERFINISHED
religion Christianity
sexOrGender male
traditionStatesThat his monastery became the nucleus of the city of Cork
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Christianity
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

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Eóganachta associatedWithSaint Saint Finbarr
Gougane Barra namedAfter Saint Finbarr
Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral namedAfter Saint Finbarr
this entity surface form: Saint Finbarr of Cork
St Finbarr’s GAA namedAfter Saint Finbarr