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Maughold

patron saint of the Isle of Man

SaintPre-congregation

Feast: 27 April (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
unknown
Died
488
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Maughold (also known as Macaille, Maccaldus, Machalus, Machaoi, Machella, Maghor, Mawgan, Maccul, Macc Cuill; died c. 488 AD) is venerated as the patron saint of the Isle of Man. Tradition states that he was an Irish prince and captain of a band of freebooters who was converted to Christianity by Saint Patrick. His feast day is 25 April. His original name is unclear, but was probably adapted from Bishop MacCaille of Croghan, County Offaly, who received Brigit of Kildare into religious life

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

Limited information available on this saint.

Sources
  • Wikidata Q2912909 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Maughold (CC BY-SA)

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