Saint Diarmaid of Armagh

Also known as

• Dermot of Armagh

Memorial

• 24 April

Profile

Bishop of Armagh, Ireland in 834. Renowned for his learning. Driven from his see by the usurper Foraunan in 835, Diarmaid ruled for a year from Connacht, and then returned in 836. In 841 the see was destroyed by Vikings.

Born

• Irish

Died

• c.852 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Catholic Online
• New Catholic Dictionary
• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Diarmaid of Armagh”. Saints.SQPN.com. 23 April 2012. Web. 20 June 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-diarmaid-of-armagh/>