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His monastic school at Clonard became so famous and so important that he became known as ‘tutor of the saints of Ireland’. It is often said that he trained ‘The Twelve Apostles of Ireland’. He emphasised the importance of study, and urged his pupils to set up their own schools.
The Twelve Apostles of Ireland (also known as Twelve Apostles of Erin, Irish: Dhá Aspal Déag na hÉireann) were twelve early Irish monastic saints of the sixth century who studied under St Finnian (d. 549) at his famous monastic school Clonard Abbey at Cluain-Eraird (Erard's Meadow), now Clonard in County Meath.
Apr 19, 2019 · The Twelve Apostles of Ireland were all wonderworkers and sages who were in touch with both nature and the spiritual world. Many also lived as hermits in the wilderness before becoming founders of monasteries and churches.
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- Saint Ciarán of Saighir (Seir-Kieran). In the Martyrology of Oengus, saint Ciarán of Saighir is not listed as one of the twelve apostles of Ireland, and instead is replaced by Finnian of Clonard himself.
- Saint Ciarán of Clonmacnoise, on the Shannon, in the barony of Garrycastle, County Offaly, died in the year 549.
- Saint Brendan of Birr, now Birr, County Offaly. He died on 29 November 571.
- Saint Brendan of Clonfert (Brendan the Navigator). He was the son of Finnloga, the patron saint of the see of Clonfert, in County Galway, was born in 484, and died in 577 aged 94.
Dec 12, 2012 · The 'Twelve Apostles of Ireland' is a collective title given in Irish hagiography to a group of Irish saints who were all said to have been students at the monastic school of Clonard, under the tutelage of Saint Finnian.
The ‘Twelve Apostles’ is a name given to twelve men from the Athenry area who were identified out of a group of Irish Volunteers by a local eighteen year old girl for being involved in the rising. The men were tried and convicted and served their sentence together.
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