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Finnian of Clonard ('Cluain Eraird') – also Finian, Fionán or Fionnán in Irish; or Finianus and Finanus in its Latinised form [1] [2] (470–549) – was one of the early Irish monastic saints, who founded Clonard Abbey in modern-day County Meath.
Saint Finnian of Clonard (470–549 AD) was a key figure in early Irish Christianity, often known as one of the "Fathers of Irish Monasticism." Early Life of St Finnian. Finnian was born around 470 AD in Myshall, County Carlow, Ireland.
Dec 12 – St Finnian (d. 539) abbot of Clonard. studied in Idrone (County Carlow) and later in Wales, and on his return to Ireland he settled in Clonard, County Meath, around 520, where he established a famous school. His pupils were the initiators of the indigenous monastic expansion in Ireland.
The 'Teacher of the Irish Saints.' He was born in Myshall, in County Carlow, Ireland. Trained by Sts. Cadoc and Gildas in Wales, Finian returned to Ireland where he built schools, monasteries, and churches. Clonard at Meath was his most famous foundation, and under his direction it became a ...
Saint Finnian of Clonard, also known as Finian of Clonard and Finden of Clonard, is regarded as one of the great founders of Irish monasticism and a renowned spiritual teacher. Born around 470 in Myshall, County Carlow, Ireland, Finnian was known for his piety from a young age.
December 12 sees the commemoration of one of our most important Irish fathers of monasticism - Finnian of Clonard, 'tutor of the saints of Ireland'. Below is a paper on the life of Saint Finnian from the Irish Ecclesiastical Record which records what is traditionally known of him.
Life Finnian's paruchia was at first linked with Laginian interests. The annals show decisively that from the end of the eighth century Clonard's connections are all with the north, and the fully developed legend of St Finnian presents him as a Meath saint. There is some rather tenuous evidence in the annals prior
