Saint Eoghan
- Also known as
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Eugene;
Eugenius;
Owen;
Tir Eoghain;
Tyrone
- Memorial
- 23 August
- Profile
- As a boy he was captured and enslaved by pirates, first to Britain, then to Brittany.
Friend of Saint Tighernach.
As an adult he escaped from the pirates, returned to Ireland, and became a monk.
Abbot of Kilnamanagh Abbey, County Wicklow for 15 years.
Retired as a hermit in the the Mourne valley, County Tyrone c.576; his piety attrached many would-be students.
Spiritual teacher of Saint Kevin of Glendalough.
First bishop of Ardstraw, c.581.
He was considered its patron from the beginning; the see was moved to Derry in 1254, and Eoghan continued as a patron.
- Born
- 6th century in Leinster, Ireland
- Died
- c.618 of natural causes
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Patronage
- diocese of Derry, Ireland
- Additional Information
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Catholic Encyclopedia
New Catholic Dictionary
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