Saint Etchen | |
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Born | 490 Leinster, Ireland |
Died | 11 February 577 Clonfad, Ireland | (aged 86–87)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 11 February |
Attributes | farming |
Patronage | Clonfad, Farmers |
St. Etchen (Etchenius, Ecian or Echen; 490 – 11 February 577) was an Irish Abbot who founded a monastery in Clonfad, County Westmeath. [1] [2]
Legend states that Etchen ordained Columba into the priesthood, and that he had to stop in the middle of ploughing a field to perform the act. [3] [4] [5]
Etchen died on 11 February 577AD of natural causes. He was buried at his monastery in Clonfad. [6] His date is celebrated as the Feast of Saint Etchen in Ireland. [7]
A number of local schools and churches are named after St. Etchen, including:
Saint Etchen | |
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Born | 490 Leinster, Ireland |
Died | 11 February 577 Clonfad, Ireland | (aged 86–87)
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church |
Feast | 11 February |
Attributes | farming |
Patronage | Clonfad, Farmers |
St. Etchen (Etchenius, Ecian or Echen; 490 – 11 February 577) was an Irish Abbot who founded a monastery in Clonfad, County Westmeath. [1] [2]
Legend states that Etchen ordained Columba into the priesthood, and that he had to stop in the middle of ploughing a field to perform the act. [3] [4] [5]
Etchen died on 11 February 577AD of natural causes. He was buried at his monastery in Clonfad. [6] His date is celebrated as the Feast of Saint Etchen in Ireland. [7]
A number of local schools and churches are named after St. Etchen, including: