Saint Breandan

Also known as

• Beandan
• Brandan

Memorial

• 11 January

Profile

Monk. Migrated from Ireland to Britain. Persecuted by Pelagian heretics, he sought refuge in a monastery in Gaul. It became his new home, and he eventually became abbot of the house.

Born

• 5th century Irish

Additional Information

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

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

MLA Citation

• “Saint Breandan”. Saints.SQPN.com. 9 January 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-breandan/>