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Daig

6th-century Christian bishop

SaintPre-congregation
Born
unknown
Died
588
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Daig (died 588?) was an Irish Christian bishop and confessor of Inis-Caoin-Deagha (now Inniskeen, County Monaghan), who lived towards the end of the 6th century. His name in Gaelic means "A great flame" and he was probably named after his mother Deighe.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Wikidata Q5209096 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Daig (CC BY-SA)

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