A portrait of St. Ultan of Ardbraccan
St. Ultan of Ardbraccan
d. c. 657
Feast
September 4 · VII c.
Patron of
Children · Orphans · Pediatric care · Irish monastics
Order
Bishop
Irish bishop (d. c. 657), of Ardbraccan in County Meath; collected materials for early Lives of St. Patrick and St. Brigid. Renowned for charity to orphans, whom he is said to have nursed personally. Pre-Congregation.
Life & Times
Died: c. 657 · From: Ireland.
Patronage
St. Ultan of Ardbraccan is invoked as the patron of children, orphans, pediatric care, irish monastics. Those in these callings or circumstances often turn to this saint in prayer.
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