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Declán of Ardmore
Irish bishop
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 24 July (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
500
Died
500
Beatified
—
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
At Ardmore in the province of Munster in Ireland, Saint Declán, venerated as the first bishop of this Church.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
The Roman Martyrology remembers him on 24 July as venerated as the first bishop of Ardmore.
Connected on this site
- Ailbe of Emly Saint“Like Ailbe of Emly, Ciarán of Saigir and Abbán of Moyarney, Declán is presented as a Munster saint who preceded Saint Patrick in bringing Christianity to Ireland.” — Wikipedia
- Ciarán of Saigir Saint“Like Ailbe of Emly, Ciarán of Saigir and Abbán of Moyarney, Declán is presented as a Munster saint who preceded Saint Patrick in bringing Christianity to Ireland.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 24 July (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q923854 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Declán of Ardmore (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.