Saint Finian Catholic Saint
CATHOLIC SAINTS 28-12-2023, 19:40
Saint Finian
Catholic Saint
st.Finian-Abbot and miracle worker
Feast Day : September 10
Also known as: Finnio; Winin
Finian was born in Strangford Lough, Ulster, Ireland, to a royal family. Attracted to the religious life, he became a disciple of SS. Colman and Mochae, then became a monk in Strathclyde and was ordained in Rome. He returned to Ulster where he founded several monasteries and became the abbot of Moville in County Down. He also founded monasteries at Holywood and Dumfries in Scotland. Finian was a teacher to St. Columba. Once when Columba came to see him, he saw the young man accompanied by an angel. He had a disagreement with Columba over possession of a copy of St. Jerome’s psalter, and won the disagreement. Finian also is credited with numerous miracles, including moving a river..
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