Saint Breandan

Also known as

• Beandan
• Brandan
• Bran

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

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Catholic Online
• Heiligen 3s
• Katherine Rabenstein
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Breandan“. Saints.SQPN.com. 11 January 2013. Web. 19 June 2013. <>