Saint Indract

Memorial

• 5 February
• 8 May on some martyrologies

Profile

Irish prince, noted for gentleness and piety. Following a pilgrimage to Rome, Italy, he was murdered with his sister, Saint Dominica, and six others by heathen Saxon brigands; because they were on a holy journey, and were killed by non-Christians, contemporaries considered them martyrs. Later legends incorrectly make Indract a friend of Saint Patrick, and swell the number of his martyred companions to 100.

Born

• Irish

Died

• c.710 at Shapwick, England
• relics at Glastonbury, England

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Indract“. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 February 2013. Web. 22 May 2013. <>