A portrait of St. Declan of Ardmore
St. Declan of Ardmore
c. 5th century – c. 5th century
Feast
July 24 · V c.
Patron of
Ardmore · Irish bishops · Local devotion
Order
Bishop / Founder
Pre-Patrician Irish bishop of the 5th century, founder of the Christian community at Ardmore on the Munster coast; one of the four bishops who, according to tradition, ministered in southern Ireland before St. Patrick. Feast July 24.
Life & Times
Born: c. 5th century · Died: c. 5th century · From: Ireland.
Patronage
St. Declan of Ardmore is invoked as the patron of ardmore, irish bishops, local devotion. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
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