Saint Aidan of Ferns

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Saint Aidan of Ferns was an early medieval Irish bishop and missionary, traditionally regarded as the founder and first bishop of the monastery and diocese of Ferns in County Wexford, Ireland.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
St Aidan 2
St Aidan of Ferns 2
Saint Aidan of Ferns canonical 1

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Statements (45)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Irish bishop
founder of monastery
medieval Irish person
missionary
alsoKnownAs Aedan of Ferns
Mogue
Máedóc of Ferns
associatedWith County Wexford
Leinster
burialPlace Ferns (traditional)
linked to: Ferns
canonizationStatus pre-congregation
centuryOfActivity 6th century
7th century
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
diocese Diocese of Ferns
ethnicGroup Irish
feastDay 31 January
founded diocese of Ferns
linked to: Diocese of Ferns

monastery of Ferns
linked to: Ferns Abbey
gender male
hasCultCentre Ferns
hasTitle founder and first bishop of Ferns
honorificPrefix Saint
languageOfName Irish
notableFor early Irish monasticism
founding the see of Ferns
occupation bishop
missionary
patronage Diocese of Ferns
Ferns
placeOfActivity County Wexford
Ferns
Ireland
positionHeld abbot
bishop of Ferns
region early medieval Ireland
religion Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Christianity
traditionallyRegardedAs first bishop of Ferns
founder of the monastery of Ferns
typeOfChristianSaint Irish monastic saint
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

Eastern Orthodox Church

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aidan associatedWith Saint Aidan of Ferns
Ferns namedAfter St Aidan of Ferns
linked to: Saint Aidan of Ferns
Ferns hasNotablePerson St Aidan of Ferns
linked to: Saint Aidan of Ferns
St Aidan's Church, Bamburgh namedAfter St Aidan
linked to: Saint Aidan of Ferns
St Aidan's College, Durham namedAfter St Aidan
linked to: Saint Aidan of Ferns