Saint Kieran

Also known as

• Ciarán of Saighir
• Ciarán
• First-born of the Saints of Ireland
• Kerrier
• Kevin the Elder
• Kieran of Seirkeiran
• Kieran Saighir
• Kieran
• Kieran of Saighir
• Kieren
• Kiernan
• Kieron
• Kyran
• one of the Twelve Apostles of Erin

Memorial

• 5 March

Profile

Convert to Christianity. Pilgrim to Rome, Italy. Ordained by Saint Patrick. First Bishop of Ossory, Ireland. Founder of Saighir monastery. Sometimes confused with Saint Piran of Cornwall. Several healing wells were named for Kieran.

Born

• Corca-Laighde (modern Cape Clear), Ireland

Died

• c.530 of natural causes

Name Means

• Little Dark One
• Dark Prince
• Dark Haired One

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Patronage

• Ossory, Ireland, diocese of

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Carrigeen Primary School, Kilkenny, Ireland
• Catholic Online
• Kirken i Norge
• Life of Saint Kieran of Saighir, by Maurice O’Conor
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
• Wikipedia

MLA Citation

• “Saint Kieran”. Saints.SQPN.com. 4 March 2010. Web. {today’s date}. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-kieran/>