Saint Diarmaid

Memorial: 24 April
Profile: Archbishop 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, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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