A portrait of St. Balin
St. Balin
d. late 7th century
Feast
September 3 · VII c.
Patron of
English monastics in Ireland · Companions of St. Colman
Order
Monk / Confessor
English monk, brother of St. Gerald of Mayo; came to Ireland with St. Colman of Lindisfarne after the Synod of Whitby (664). Lived at Tech-Saxon ("House of the Saxons"). Listed in the Martyrologies of O'Gorman, Maguire, and Donegal. Feast September 3.
Life & Times
Also known as: Balloin; Balan · Died: late 7th century · From: England / Tech-Saxon, Ireland.
Patronage
St. Balin is invoked as the patron of english monastics in ireland, companions of st. colman. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
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