Saint Asicus of Elphin

Also known as

• Ascicus
• Assic
• Assicus
• Tassach

Memorial

• 27 April

Profile

Married coppersmith and silversmith. Convert. Disciple of Saint Patrick. First bishop of the diocese of Elphin, Ireland. Late in life, citing his unworthiness to lead his parishioners, he retired to live as a prayerful hermit on an island in Donegal Bay; monks from his diocese followed and tried to get him to return.

Died

• c.490 of natural causes at Racoon, Donegal, Ireland

Canonized

• 19 June 1902 by Pope Leo XIII (cultus confirmed)

Patronage

• diocese of Elphin, Ireland

Additional Information

• Battersby’s Registry for the Whole World
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Encyclopedia
• Kirken i Norge
• Medieval Religion Listserv, by Terri Morgan
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Asicus of Elphin“. Saints.SQPN.com. 26 April 2013. Web. 19 June 2013. <>