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Ffinian

Irish 5th century saint

SaintPre-congregation
Born
450
Died
unknown
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Ffinian was an Irish 5th century saint who worked in Wales. He was a contemporary of Saint David who worked in Wales for thirty years establishing three churches. He is said to have met Saint David in 530AD. His feast day is 23 February.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Sources
  • Wikidata Q17984509 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Ffinian (CC BY-SA)

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