St Laserian

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St Laserian was a 7th-century Irish bishop and saint, traditionally regarded as the founder and first bishop of the monastery and diocese at Old Leighlin in County Carlow, Ireland.

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St Laserian canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Irish bishop
medieval Irish saint
associatedWith County Carlow
Diocese of Leighlin
Irish monasticism
Old Leighlin monastery
centuryActive 7th century
commemoratedBy St Laserian’s Cathedral, Old Leighlin
country Ireland
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
deathPlace Old Leighlin (traditional)
linked to: Old Leighlin
era Early Middle Ages
ethnicGroup Irish
feastDay 18 April
founded diocese of Old Leighlin
monastery of Old Leighlin
gender male
hasCultCentre Old Leighlin
hasPlaceOfWorship St Laserian’s Cathedral, Old Leighlin
honorificPrefix Saint
notableFor being first bishop of Old Leighlin
founding the monastery at Old Leighlin
occupation abbot
bishop
monk
placeOfActivity County Carlow
Leinster
Old Leighlin
positionHeld abbot of Old Leighlin
bishop of Old Leighlin
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
title Bishop of Leighlin
Founder of Old Leighlin monastery
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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