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.

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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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Aidan associatedWith Saint Aidan of Ferns