Saint Kieran the Younger
Also known as
- Ceran of Clonmacnoise
- Ceran the Younger
- Ciaran of Clonmacnoise
- Ciaran the Younger
- Kieran of Clonmacnoise
- Kyran of Clonmacnoise
- Kyran the Younger
- one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland
- Queran of Clonmacnoise
- Queran the Younger
- Queranus of Clonmacnoise
- Queranus the Younger
Profile
Son of Beoit, a carpenter and chariot builder. Spiritual student of Saint Finian of Clonard and Saint Dermot. Considered the most learned monk at Clonard. Tutor to the daughter of the king of Cuala. Lived seven years as a hermit at Inishmore with Saint Enda. Monk at the abbey of Isel in central Ireland, but was run off by his brother monks - his charity to the local poor was so great that it threatened to bankrupt the abbey. He lived for a while with eight other hermits on Inish Aingin. Founder of the Clonmacnoise abbey in West Meath, and served as its first abbot. Spiritual teacher of Saint Comgall of Bangor. He placed that house under a singularly austere rule, referred to as the Law of Kieran to draw those monks who felt a need to ignore the physical world completely. The house was known for centuries as a center of Irish learning and thought. Reported miracle worker.
Born
- c.556 of natural causes
Additional Information
- Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
- Catholic Online
- For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
- Google Directory
- Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
- Saint Kieran Catholic Church, Chicago, Illinois, USA
