Saint Becan of Kill-Beggan

Also known as

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

Memorial

• 5 April

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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
• Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Becan of Kill-Beggan“. Saints.SQPN.com. 2 April 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>