Saint Fanchea of Rossory
- Also known as
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Faenche
Fainche
Faine
Garbhp
- Memorial
- 1 January
- Profile
- Sister of Saint Enda of Arran.
Nun.
Persuaded her brother to become a monk.
Noted spiritual director.
Founded a convent at Rossory, Fermanagh, Ireland, and served as its first abbess.
Because of her key role in the founding of Irish monasticism, many fantastic stories grew up around her.
- Born
- at Clogher, Ireland
- Died
- c.585 of natural causes;
buried at Killane, Ireland
- Canonized
- Pre-Congregation
- Additional Information
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Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
For All The Saints, by Katherine Rabenstein
Kirken i Norge - norwegian
Lives of the Saints, by Father Alban Butler
Our Sunday Visitor's Encyclopedia of Saints, by Matthew Bunson, Margaret Bunson, and Stephen Bunson
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