Moninne
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Saint Moninne or Modwenna of Killeavy was one of Ireland's early female saints. After instruction in the religious life, she founded a community, initially consisting of eight virgins and a widow with a baby, at Slieve Gullion, in what became County Armagh. They lived an eremitical life, based on that of Elijah and Saint John the Baptist. Moninne died in 517. Her feast day is 6 July.
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Vinony files it under 432 births, 518 deaths and 5th-century Irish abbots.
Its subject is documented across 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Occupation
- medicine man
- Image
- Killevy Old Church - geograph.org.uk - 564089.jpg
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- date of birth
- 0432-01-01
- date of death
- 0519-00-00
- canonization status
- Catholic saint
- feast day
- July 6
- significant person
- Saint Patrick
- different from
- Darerca of Ireland
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Encyclopedic overview
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- Life
- Veneration
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Saint Moninne or Modwenna of Killeavy was one of Ireland's early female saints. After instruction in the religious life, she founded a community, initially consisting of eight virgins and a widow with a baby, at Slieve Gullion, in what became County Armagh. They lived an eremitical life, based on that of Elijah and Saint John the Baptist. Moninne died in 517. Her feast day is 6 July.
==Life== Moninne was born around 435 in the Donaghmore area of County Down. Her father was Machta, King of the territory stretching from Louth to Armagh and her mother was Comwi or Coman daughter of one of the northern kings. It was said that she was baptised and confirmed by Saint Patrick. When he was passing through the lands of Machta he stopped at her parents' house and predicted that Moninne's name would be remembered throughout time. It was said that she was veiled by Saint Patrick also.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Moninne” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.