Saint Aileran of Clonard

Also known as

• Aileran Sapiens
• Aileran the Wise

Memorial

• 29 December

Profile

Monk and teacher at the monastery of Clonard, Ireland. Rector in 650. Noted scholar and master of Greek and Latin. Wrote several theological treatises and biographies of Saint Brigid, Saint Fechin and Saint Patrick.

Died

• 29 December 664 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Dictionary of Saints, by John Delaney
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Aileran of Clonard“. Saints.SQPN.com. 29 December 2012. Web. 23 May 2013. <>