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Nath Í of Achonry
Irish saint
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 9 August (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
550
Died
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unknown
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
In the monastery of Achonry in Ireland, Saint Nath Í, bishop and abbot.
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 9 August as a bishop and abbot of Achonry.
Connected on this site
- Féchín of Fore Saint“Féchín of Fore is said to have studied under him.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Roman Martyrology, 9 August (Italian Bishops' Conference, Santo del giorno)
- Wikidata Q2472139 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Nath Í of Achonry (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 22 September 2026. Corrections welcome.