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Brendan of Clonfert (c. AD 484 – c. 577) is one of the early Irish monastic saints and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. He is also referred to as Brendan the Navigator, Brendan the Voyager, Brendan the Anchorite, and Brendan the Bold. The Irish translation of his name is Naomh Bréanainn or Naomh Breandán.
May 21, 2023 · Learn about the life, voyage, and legacy of St. Brendan, a 6th-century Irish monk who sailed across the Atlantic in search of the Promised Land. Discover how his story influenced art, literature, and maritime culture for centuries.
Saint Brendan, Celtic saint, monastic founder, abbot, and hero of legendary voyages in the Atlantic Ocean. According to Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis (‘Voyage of St. Brendan the Abbot’), Brendan made an astonishing Atlantic journey with other monks to the so-called Promised Land of the Saints.
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Dec 2, 2017 · Saint Brendan (also referred to by his various epithets ‘the Navigator’, ‘the Voyager’, ‘the Anchorite’, and ‘the Bold’) was an Irish saint who lived between the 5th and 6th centuries AD known for his legendary voyage in search of the ‘Island of Paradise’ or the ‘Land of Promise of the Saints’.
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Feb 6, 2019 · Learn about the story of Saint Brendan, an Irish monk who sailed in search of the Promised Land of the saints in the 5th century CE. Discover the biblical and symbolic elements, the miracles, and the cultural context of this medieval immram tale.
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St Brendan of Clonfert or in Irish; Naomh Breandán, is known as "the Navigator", "the Voyager", or "the Bold" and is one of the early Irish monastic saints and was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.
St. Brendan the Navigator (c. 486-c. 578), also known as St. Brendan of Clonfert, is perhaps best known as the subject of the fictionalized romance Navigato Sancti Brendani (Brendan's Voyage), which according to the Clonfert-Monastic Settlement in Galway website, was "written by an Irish monk in the ninth or tenth century and describes the ...
