Saint Sedulius

Also known as

• Seadhal
• Siadal
• the Christian Virgil

Memorial

• 12 February

Profile

Wrote the epic poem Carmen Paschale. He left Ireland to found a school of poetry in Athens. May have been a disciple of Saint Ailbhe. In 494, a decree of the First Roman Council contained a phrase “honoring by signal praise the Paschal Work of the Venerable man, Sedulius”.

Born

• Irish

Died

• of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation