Saint Aidan of Ferns
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Saint Aidan of Ferns was an early medieval Irish bishop and missionary, traditionally regarded as the founder and first bishop of the monastery and diocese of Ferns in County Wexford, Ireland.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian saint
ⓘ
Irish bishop ⓘ founder of monastery ⓘ medieval Irish person ⓘ missionary ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Aedan of Ferns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mogue NERFINISHED ⓘ Máedóc of Ferns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
County Wexford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Ferns (traditional) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| canonizationStatus | pre-congregation ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
6th century
ⓘ
7th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Ireland ⓘ |
| diocese | Diocese of Ferns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| feastDay | 31 January ⓘ |
| founded |
diocese of Ferns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
monastery of Ferns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasCultCentre | Ferns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitle | founder and first bishop of Ferns ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | Saint ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Irish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early Irish monasticism
ⓘ
founding the see of Ferns ⓘ |
| occupation |
bishop
ⓘ
missionary ⓘ |
| patronage |
Diocese of Ferns
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferns NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity |
County Wexford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ferns NERFINISHED ⓘ Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
abbot
ⓘ
bishop of Ferns ⓘ |
| region | early medieval Ireland ⓘ |
| religion |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Christianity ⓘ |
| traditionallyRegardedAs |
first bishop of Ferns
ⓘ
founder of the monastery of Ferns ⓘ |
| typeOfChristianSaint | Irish monastic saint GENERATED ⓘ |
| veneratedIn |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Eastern Orthodox Church
|
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