ST. BRENDAN THE NAVIGATOR

by | Mar 8, 2021 | Saints

ST. BRENDAN One of the most popular Irish saints is St. Brendan. He was born near Tralee, County Kerry between 484 and 486. As was common at the time, once he was weaned, he was sent out to be fostered by the local chieftain before returning to his family at age...

ST. MAXIMUS, CONFESSOR

by | Aug 13, 2020 | Saints

AUGUST 13 is the traditional memorial of ST. MAXIMUS THE CONFESSOR (+662). Maximus was probably born near Constantinople, being as that area was one of only a handful of places where he could have gotten such an intensive education as he apparently did. It is also...