Saint Abban of Magh-Armuidhe

Memorial

• 27 October

Profile

Son of Cormac, King of Leinster, Ireland. Nephew and disciple of Saint Ibar. Founded churches in Wexford, and monasteries in Magheranoidhe and Kilabbain.

Born

• c.570 in Ireland

Died

• 620 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Abban of Magh-Armuidhe”. Saints.SQPN.com. 28 April 2012. Web. 20 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-abban-of-magh-armuidhe/>