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Saint Mirin

Irish monk and missionary

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Feast: 15 September (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)

Born
565
Died
620
Beatified
not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began

Who they were

Saint Mirin (c. 565 – c. 620), also known as Mirren of Benchor (now called Bangor), Merinus, Merryn and Meadhrán, is the patron saint of Paisley, Renfrewshire in Scotland and of the Roman Catholic diocese of Paisley, he was the founder of a religious community which grew to become Paisley Abbey. The shrine of the saint in the abbey became a centre of pilgrimage.

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The miracles

Limited information available on this saint.

Why that counted as sanctity

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Connected on this site

Sources
  • Wikidata Q726939 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
  • English Wikipedia — Saint Mirin (CC BY-SA)

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