Saint Becan of Kill-Beggan

Also known as

• Began
• Beggan
• Becain
• one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland

Memorial

• 5 April

Profile

Relative of Saint Columba of Iona. Sixth-century evangelist in Ireland. Founded the monastery known as Kill-Beggan in Westmeath, Ireland, and served as its abbot. The parish of Imleach-Becain in Meath, Ireland is named for him.

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Kirken i Norge
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson

MLA Citation

• “Saint Becan”. Saints.SQPN.com. 5 April 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-becan/>