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Féchín of Fore

Irish saint

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 20 January (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born

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unknown

Died

665

Beatified

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not needed: before formal processes

Canonised

By tradition

recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Féchín or Féichín (died 665), also known as Mo-Ecca, was a 7th-century Irish saint, chiefly remembered as the founder of the monastery at Fore (Fobar), County Westmeath.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information available on this saint.

Connected on this site

Nath Í of Achonry Saint
“Féchín of Fore is said to have studied under him.” — Wikipedia

Sources

Wikidata Q4483352 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
English Wikipedia — Féchín of Fore (CC BY-SA)

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