Saint Cellach of Armagh

Also known as

• Ceilach
• Celestinus
• Celsus
• Keilach

Memorial

• 1 April

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Son of Áed mac Máele Ísu meic Amalgada of the Clann Sínnaig. Monk. Abbot of Armagh, Ireland in August 1105. Priest. Archbishop of Armagh, Ireland. Founded the monastery of Kells.

Born

• 1080

Died

• 1129 in Munster, Ireland of natural causes
• buried in Lismore, Ireland

Additional Information

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

MLA Citation

• “Saint Cellach of Armagh“. Saints.SQPN.com. 3 April 2013. Web. 25 May 2013. <>