Brandan's
disciples
and companions,' at the i6th of April.
O'Hanlon - Lives of the Irish Saints - v4
'^' An adventurous and a turbulent race were the inhabitants of the Orkney Is-
lands, and constantly engaged in predatory expeditions. During many a wretched age,'33 their Scandinarian settlers domineered over the Hebride
islanders, and yielded little subjection to any ruler, or obedience to any government. '3< Aftermuchentreaty,themotherofSt. Magnus,namedThora, had the remains of her martyred son removed to Christ Church, Bersa. 'JS A sister's son, named Ronald, avenged the death of his uncle, against the son of Hacon, who held for a time, after the father's death, his cousin's portionoftheprincipalityoftheOrkneys. Ronaldhadmadeavow,thatif successful against his rival, a splendid fane should be erected over the martyr's ashes ; but, when, in fine, some plots and contentions enabled him to become possessed of the whole Earldom, he resolved on the fulfilment of his resolution. '36 Finally, the body of St. Magnus was removed to Kirkwall, the chief metropolis of the Orkney Islands, and there his massive Cathedral of fine proportions is now to be seen. Its present length, on the outside, is 226 feet ; its breadth is 5-6 ; the height of the main roof is 71 feet ; and from the level of the floor to the top of the steeple, it is 133 feet. However, the
present spire is merely a plain pyramidical roof, and it is only a paltry substi- tuteforanelegantspire,whichwasdestroyedbylightning,ini67o. '37 The original style of this Cathedral is of the most ornate Irish-Romanesque
Dempster,
held,
'"See "Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis
Scotorum," tomus ii. , lib. xii. , num. 855,
pp. 454. 455.
"'In his " Menologium Scoticum," he has the feast of St. Magnus, at the 6th of
September, evidently confounding the pre- sent saint, with another bearing a like name.
'"
and to Rev. Alban Butler.
"3 The second day of the week did not
fall on the i6th of April, in a. d. 1104 or
the Saints," vol. iv. , April i6, p. 216.
According to the Aberdeen Breviary
" According to Bishop Challenor, Bollandists, and the Petits Bollandistes.
'^o " See the Bollandists'
on the i6th of '^^ he has April, although
and his festival was
it,atadifferentday,inanotherwork. "9 This,too,isthedateassignedfor it,'in the Breviary ofAberdeen, in the Manuscript of Florarius, in Greven's ad-
1 ftsthe Bollandists remark. 109,
438.
'3' See Rev.
" of History
states, that " anno Domini millesimo centesimo quarto, —sextodecimo
KalendasMaii,feriasecunda. " Lectv.
'"
This should be April 14.
"7 The year of his death was 1 1 10, accord-
ingto that Saga. See pp. 122 to 135.
his took Martyrdom
Blaviana," p. 159.
'33
in Nova
"*
See "Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis
SeeTorfaeus,inreferencetotheOrca- des, chap. ii.
'3< See George Chalmers' "Caledonia," vol. i. . Book ii. , chap, iv. , p. 263.
'35SeeRobertWilliamBillings"Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland. " vol. iii. , after plates, 42 to 47, p. 2,
Breviary place
According
Geographia Descriptio Orcadum,
Scotorum," tomus ii, lib. xii. , num. 855, p. 455-
the
Acta Sancto- rum," tomus ii. , April xvi. De Sancto Magno, &c. Proemium, num. 2, I3, 4, p.
George Barry's
"* See Rev. S. Baring-Gould's " Lives of the Orkney Islands," &c. , Book i. , chap,
"5 The Aberdeen
"' to the " Scotiae
ii. , num. xxiv. , p. 61.
1 86 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [April i6.
character, as the arches, windows, corbels, and tracery, abundantly demon- strate. At a latter time, some additions and restorations are worked o^'> ''^
Sometime before the middle
a Gothic style, incongruous, yet imposing. 'ss
of the twelfth century,'39 Ronald, Count of Orkney, founded this magnifi- cent church, in honour of his uncle, St. Magnus,|to whom it was dedicated. """ While this fine structure shows a pious industry, in the execution ; its design is bold and majestic, for the period and the place. 'ti The ground-plan pre- sents an appearance of great regularity, and the building is cruciform. ''*' The Breviary of Aberdeen assigns to the Festival of St. Magnus two special hymns, which recount some of his miracles. Provision is made, likewise, for the anniversary celebration, both of his passion and of his translation. On the west coast of the Shetland main-shore, St. Magnus' Bay was called after this holy man. He was regarded, as the chief Patron Saint of the Orkney Islands,'" BeforethegreatbattleofBannockburn,KingRobertBruceis said to have seen in a vision St. Magnus, who promised him a splendid vic- tory. "'tt At the time of the Reformation, some of his relics were carried away
Another
from Kirkwall. In part, these were deposited at Aix-la-Chapelle.
of St. Magnus' relics '45_a portion of the shoulder—was preserved, in the Metropolitan Church of St. Vitus, at Prague. Another festival has been assigned to St. Magnus, at the 19th of August. '+« Injustice and treachery had a partial triumph in the death of this noble and holy prince, but these opened for him the ultimate crown, awaiting the martyrs of Christ.
Article III. —St. Failbe, or Falbe, Bishop. The name of Failbe appears, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the i6th day of April. By Colgan,= a St. Falbe is called Bishop of Kill-Fore, or Fobhuir, while his fes-
tothenthofJanuary,ortothei6thofApril. Heisclassed, among the disciples of St. Patrick. 3 The name of Failbheis set down, in the Martyrology of Donegal * as having been venerated, on this day; but, it is not at all certain, when he flourished, or when he lived.
tivalis
136 See ibid. , p. 3.
37 See " vol. ii. , p. 270.
Gazetteer of Scotland,"
'*' A Catalogue orKalendar of these relics had been prepared and edited, by the Dean Thomas Pessina a Czechorod.
'^o "As there is a S. Tiburtius coinmemo- rated in the Roman and Scandmayian Ka- lendars on Aug. nth, this may possibly have given occasion to the mistake, the 19th bemg taken as the day of the burial, the 13th as
assigned
Imperial
"8 The "assertions are safely made, after a careful study of the beautiful drawings of Billing, engraved in an exquisite style of art
by John Godfrey, J. H. Lee Keux, John Saddler, and G. B. Smith.
'39 In 1 138, according to Grub's " Eccle- that of his martyrdom. But, there is a S.
siastical History of Scotland," vol. i. , p.
257^
"'''' Beside it are the fine remains of the
Magnus, B. of Avignon, and another of the same name Bishop of Anagni, commemo-
ratedonAug. 19, in the Roman Martyrology, and either of these may be intended. "—Rev.
"
and the Earl's Palace, so faithfully described in Sir Walter Scott's
novel "The Pirate," at chap. xxxi.
'• See Rev. George Barry's "History of
Bishop's Palace,
Lives of the Samts,
Article hi. — " Edited by Rev. Ur. the Orkney Islands," &c. , Book ii. , chap. Kelly, p. xxi. The Franciscan copy enters,
v. , sect, vii. , p. 230. A fine copperplate engraving of it is there to be found.
••» See Mackenzie E. C. Walcott's " Scoti-
at this date, -pAiibe. " '"
Monasticon,"p. 173. " <3 See Bishop John Lesley,
See TriasThaumaturga, QuintaAp- pendix ad Acta S. Patricii, cap. xxui. , p. 268.
Gestis Scotorum," Prsefacio, p. 40.
'« See Hector Bcetius' " Historise Scoto-
rum," lib. iv.
De Rebus
3 the por these statements, Colgan quotes
Life of St. Benignus, chap. x.
* Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
104. 105.
S. Baring-Gould's
vol. iv. , April l6th, p. 211.
April i6. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 187
Article IV—St. Miolan, of Moin-Miolain. According to the Martyrology of Donegal,' we find, that MioMn, of Moin-Miolain, was vene- rated, on this day.
Article V. —St. Marianus, Monk. At this date, Colgan intended to publish Acts of this saint;' but, it is difficult to find any clue to his identity,
locality or period.
Article VI. —Inghen, or the Daughter of Diarmata, in Connaught. We read, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' that Inghen h Diarmata, in Connaught, was venerated, at the i6th of April.
Article VII. —Reputed Feast of St. Auxilius, of Killashee, County of Kildare. \Fifth Century^ A feast of St. Auxilius, of Killossy, or Killashee, in the county of Kildare, has been noted for this day. His Life will be found, at the 27th of August, the date for his principal festival.
Article VIII. —Feast of St. Maxentia, Virgin and Martyr. The second edition of Wilson's English Martyrology places the celebration of this holy Virgin, and Martyr, at the present date, when she is said to have been commemorated, at some localities, in England. ' By others, her feast is assigned to the 24th of October. ' Notices of St. Maxentia will be found, atthe20thofNovember. ThesupplementtotheGallicMartyrologyplaces her festival, at the 24th of November.
Article IX. —Reputed Festival of St. Moloc, Bishop in Scot- land. [5/rM CW;/«ry-] The Scottish Breviary," according to Thomas Dempster," has the feast of St. Moloc, Bishop, one of St.
Brandan's disciples and companions,' at the i6th of April. It is said, that he joined Bonifacius Queretinus, and made a tour of Scotland with him. Having been invested with the dignity of Bishop, he instructed the people, through all the northern parts of Gotland; and, especially was he regarded as the Apostle of Argadum. * There,hewasatlastburied,inthebasilicaofLismore. Acon- course of people flocked thither, to venerate his relics. ' If we are to credit Dempster, he wrote Viu Brandani Magistri, Lib. i. , and Commonitorium ad Scotos, Lib. i. He flourished, a. d. 590, according to Dempster. * The Bol-
Articlb IV. —' Edited Drs. Todd Scotorum," "In Haebud. b. Moloci
by eji'is-
and Reeves, pp. 104, 105.
Article v. —' See "Catalogu. ? Actuura
Sanctorum quae MS. habentur, ordine Men- sinm et Dierum. "
Article VI. —' Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xxi. In the Franciscan copv, I can only deciphei the word T>iAiMn4ca t.
copi, comitis et discipuli S. Brandani. —
'
Article viii. — See the Bollandists' ii. ,
"AcU Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Aprilis ivi. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 402.
•
See \bid.
Articleix. —' ThatofAberdeen
this saint a Duplex Major Office.
gives
Thus is it noted, in his
"
Menologium
Bishop Forbes'
"
Kalendars of Scottish
Saints," p. 196.
'Pitts states, that Machutes was a com-
panion of Moloc, but not his preceptor.
* Thomas " Historia Ec- See Dempster's
desiastica Gentis Scotorum," tomus ii. , hb.
num.
5 See Hector Boetius' Scotorum Ilistoriae
a Prima Gentis Origine," &c. , lib. ix. , p. clxxii.
'See"HistoriaEcclesiasUcaGentisSco- torum," tomus ii. , lib. x. , num. 840, p. 449.
840, p. 449.
"
i88 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [April i6.
landists,' who cite Dempster and Ferrarius at this date, remark, that St Moloc had another feast, at the 25th of June. When about to engage in
battle, King Malcolm prayed to this saint; and, afterwards, he won a glorious victory. In consequence of a vow then made, that king erected a fine church
to St. Moloc, and at very great outlay. ^
Article X. —Feast of St. Carissim and of the Deacon Felix. In the early Irish Church, the festivals of St. Carissim, and of the holy Deacon, Felix, were celebrated, on the i6th of April, as St. ^ngus records, in the Feilire. ' We are inclined to believe, that Carissim must be taken to repre- sent one of the holy Martyrs, at Corinth," in Achaia, who is variedly named, Charisius, Carisius, Carisa, and Carissus. Or, it may be, that Carissim was the Carissus, belonging to another company of holy Martyrs, whose names occur,inoldMartyrologies,atthisdate. 3 Inlikemanner,adoubtmayexist, regarding that Felix, whose name has been entered, in the Festilogy of St.
. iEngus ; as, in a group of Martyrs, one is so named ;• and, again, in another group of Martyrs, those who suffered at Asiatic Pontus, two bearing the name are to be found. 5 In like manner, and at this same day, one Felix suffered
asaMartyr,inSpain. * Atthisdate,also,theMartyrologyofTallagh'men- tions a festival, in honour of Felix, a Deacon. *
Article XI. —Reputed Festival of St. Paternus, Bishop of Vennes. \_Fifth and Sixth Centuriesl\ The festival of this holy man has been assigned, to this date, as being that of St. Paternus' death, by the Bre- viary of the city of Vennes, and in that of Corisopitan. ' Also, Philip Ferrarius," Albert Le Grand,3 and Augustine du Pas,* have a similar state-
' See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Ap-
rilis xvi. Among the pretermitted saints,
s See ibid. De Sanctis Martyribus, Mar- tiale, Felice, item Felice, Fausto, Fovtunato, Silvano, Luciano, Gomalo, Parcilao, Leonide, Mica, Gallieno, Marciano, Faustino, Luciano,Jocundo,inPontoAsiaeRegione, p. 406. Neither of those, bearing the name
p. 402. *"
See Hector Boetius' Scotorura Histo-
"
riae, lib. xi. ,p—. ccxlii. ,andp. ccxcv.
Artic—le x.
'In the LeabharBraec copy
we find
:
of Felix, are
distinguished
as Deacons.
tACAiMpinTMgDd <il-A'puamT>d ^elic Ool^ecl1 x)un; fopptiic ITeib imaeochAin -peUc.
' See ibid. De Sanctis Octodecim Mar-
tyribus, Optato, I. uperco, Successo, Mar-
tiale, Urbano, Julia seu Julio, Quintiliano, Publio, Frontone, Felice, Caeciliano, Even- tio sive Evoto, Piimiiivo, Apodemio, et iv. Saturninis, ant pro his Cassiano, Matutino,
It is thus translated into
Fausto et
pania, pp. 406 to 410. Nor do we find the
Felix, named among them, distinguished, as having been a deacon.
' Edited by Rev Dr. Kelly, p. xxi. 'The Franciscan copy has jTebaf t)iA-
English
royal Cairissima, whose graveyard is roomy
(? ), runs to thee quickly the feast of the deacon Felix. "
"
See their Acts, in the BoUandist Collec- lion, "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Aprilis
januario.
ugustae
Nunechia, Basilissa, Call, Martyribus Corin- thi in Achaia, pp. 402 to 404.
3 See ibid. l)e Sanctis Martyribus, Mar-
tiale, Vincentio, Carisso, Caritone, Cselesta
et ahis quinque, p. 405.
* See ibid. De Sanctis Martyribus, Mar-
ciano, Eniano, Felice, Hermogene, Vincen- tio, Tertio, Calesto, p. 405. Here Felix is not distinguished as a Deacon.
:
—"
With
A
Caesar- in His-
xvi. De SS. Callisto, Charisio, Leonide, com. —
Christiana, Galla, Theodora, Lota, Tertia, ARTICLE XI.
Caristo, item Chariessa, Nice, Gallena, "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Aprilis xv.
'
De Sancto Paterno Episcopo, Veneti in
Britania Armorica. Commentarius Praevius,
num. 2, 379.
=
In his General Catalogue of the Saints, at the present date.
^ in the account of Saints, belonging to Armoric Britain.
• In his History of Britanny, where he treats about the Bishops of Vennes.
See the BoUandists'
April i6. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 189
ment. Yet,thisissupposedtohavebeenamistake,forthefestivalofSt. Patemus, Episcopus Abrincensis, et Scubulionis Abbas. Their feast has been referred, to the i6th of April; and, on this day, the Bollandists,s who have
published their Acts, note the festival of St, Patemus, Bishop of Vennes, in Armoric, or Lesser Britain. * He must be distinguished from that Patemus, otherwise known as St. Pair, who, in early youth, embraced a monastic life, in theAbbeyofAnsion,afterwardscalledMarnes. Fromthenameofaholy abbot, belonging to that house, it was known as St. Jovin des Marnes,' in the diocese of Potiers. * To lead a more austere life, he went into the diocese of Coutances ; and, some years later, he was ordained priest, by the Bishop Ldontin. 9 Afterwards, he was called upon, to preside over the See of Avranches. " Thislatterholyman,however,hadnospecialconnexionwith Ireland.
Article XII. —St. Ultan. The Martyrology of Donegal ' mentions,
that there was a festival, in honour of Ultan, and celebrated on this day.
The Annals of the Four Masters ' record the death of Ultan Hua Berodherg,
Abbot of Fahen, or Ohain-mor, at a-d. 769. Colgan attributes his festival
to this date, April i5th ;3 but, little seems to be known, regarding him. We
cannot know, whether the present or some other holy man, bearing the same
name, may be identified with a St. Ultan, who was the patron saint of Cul-
daff parish,'* in the barony of Inishowen East. A very ancient stone cross,
which tradition ascribes to his erection, stood at Falmore. s But, it has
cmmbled into fragments. Some years ago, Mr. Nicholson, the owner of that
property,onwhichit stood,gotasplendidIrishcrossofstoneerectedonce
more, and on the old site. * In the remote parts of Ulster, to which
allusion has been made, and where wildly romantic scenery abounds,
the antiquary may still discover the vestiges of a very distant period,
and especially mined churches, formerly holding a place in popular vene- ration.
5 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. De this date, in the Manuscript of Florarius, S. Paterno EpiscopoAbrincensi et S. Scubi- and in Greven's additions to Usuard. After Hone Socio, in Hodierna Nonnannia. A this entry, ihe Boliandists have another " S.
previous commentary of Six Sections, with Vita auctore Fortunato Episcopo, in Three
:
Patemus Episcopus Arausionensis dicitur a Ferrario non satis distinguente dictas urbes, Gallice Auranche et Orange dictas, uti hoc
Chapters, with Notes, by Godefrid Hens-
chenn, may there be found. See pp. 425 die ad Vitam S. Paterni dicitur. "
to430.
'
Seeibid. Amongthepretermittedfeasts, p. 401.
—"Acta Sanctorum,"tomusii. , Aprilisxvi. Among
' A fuller account of this holy Bishop will "'
be found, in Les Petits Bollandistes, Vies des Saints," tome iv. , 16 Avril. Saint Paterne, Ev^que d'Avranches et Saint Scu- bilion, Le Compagnon, de sa Solitude, pp. 415 to 418.
and Reeves, pp. 104, 105.
See Dr. Donovan's Edition, vol. i. , pp.
372, 373.
See "Trias Thaumaturga," Quinta Ap-
pendix ad Acta S. Columba:, cap. ix. , p. 510.
' See Rev. Alban Butler's " Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and other principal Saints," vol. iv. , April xv.
* This extensive ecclesiastical division is "
"
» See I'Abbe Fleury's Histoire Ecclesias-
described, on the Ordnance Survey Town- land Maps fo>r the County of Donegal,"
tique," tome vii. , liv. xxxiii. , sect. Iviii.
lands, and constantly engaged in predatory expeditions. During many a wretched age,'33 their Scandinarian settlers domineered over the Hebride
islanders, and yielded little subjection to any ruler, or obedience to any government. '3< Aftermuchentreaty,themotherofSt. Magnus,namedThora, had the remains of her martyred son removed to Christ Church, Bersa. 'JS A sister's son, named Ronald, avenged the death of his uncle, against the son of Hacon, who held for a time, after the father's death, his cousin's portionoftheprincipalityoftheOrkneys. Ronaldhadmadeavow,thatif successful against his rival, a splendid fane should be erected over the martyr's ashes ; but, when, in fine, some plots and contentions enabled him to become possessed of the whole Earldom, he resolved on the fulfilment of his resolution. '36 Finally, the body of St. Magnus was removed to Kirkwall, the chief metropolis of the Orkney Islands, and there his massive Cathedral of fine proportions is now to be seen. Its present length, on the outside, is 226 feet ; its breadth is 5-6 ; the height of the main roof is 71 feet ; and from the level of the floor to the top of the steeple, it is 133 feet. However, the
present spire is merely a plain pyramidical roof, and it is only a paltry substi- tuteforanelegantspire,whichwasdestroyedbylightning,ini67o. '37 The original style of this Cathedral is of the most ornate Irish-Romanesque
Dempster,
held,
'"See "Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis
Scotorum," tomus ii. , lib. xii. , num. 855,
pp. 454. 455.
"'In his " Menologium Scoticum," he has the feast of St. Magnus, at the 6th of
September, evidently confounding the pre- sent saint, with another bearing a like name.
'"
and to Rev. Alban Butler.
"3 The second day of the week did not
fall on the i6th of April, in a. d. 1104 or
the Saints," vol. iv. , April i6, p. 216.
According to the Aberdeen Breviary
" According to Bishop Challenor, Bollandists, and the Petits Bollandistes.
'^o " See the Bollandists'
on the i6th of '^^ he has April, although
and his festival was
it,atadifferentday,inanotherwork. "9 This,too,isthedateassignedfor it,'in the Breviary ofAberdeen, in the Manuscript of Florarius, in Greven's ad-
1 ftsthe Bollandists remark. 109,
438.
'3' See Rev.
" of History
states, that " anno Domini millesimo centesimo quarto, —sextodecimo
KalendasMaii,feriasecunda. " Lectv.
'"
This should be April 14.
"7 The year of his death was 1 1 10, accord-
ingto that Saga. See pp. 122 to 135.
his took Martyrdom
Blaviana," p. 159.
'33
in Nova
"*
See "Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis
SeeTorfaeus,inreferencetotheOrca- des, chap. ii.
'3< See George Chalmers' "Caledonia," vol. i. . Book ii. , chap, iv. , p. 263.
'35SeeRobertWilliamBillings"Baronial and Ecclesiastical Antiquities of Scotland. " vol. iii. , after plates, 42 to 47, p. 2,
Breviary place
According
Geographia Descriptio Orcadum,
Scotorum," tomus ii, lib. xii. , num. 855, p. 455-
the
Acta Sancto- rum," tomus ii. , April xvi. De Sancto Magno, &c. Proemium, num. 2, I3, 4, p.
George Barry's
"* See Rev. S. Baring-Gould's " Lives of the Orkney Islands," &c. , Book i. , chap,
"5 The Aberdeen
"' to the " Scotiae
ii. , num. xxiv. , p. 61.
1 86 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [April i6.
character, as the arches, windows, corbels, and tracery, abundantly demon- strate. At a latter time, some additions and restorations are worked o^'> ''^
Sometime before the middle
a Gothic style, incongruous, yet imposing. 'ss
of the twelfth century,'39 Ronald, Count of Orkney, founded this magnifi- cent church, in honour of his uncle, St. Magnus,|to whom it was dedicated. """ While this fine structure shows a pious industry, in the execution ; its design is bold and majestic, for the period and the place. 'ti The ground-plan pre- sents an appearance of great regularity, and the building is cruciform. ''*' The Breviary of Aberdeen assigns to the Festival of St. Magnus two special hymns, which recount some of his miracles. Provision is made, likewise, for the anniversary celebration, both of his passion and of his translation. On the west coast of the Shetland main-shore, St. Magnus' Bay was called after this holy man. He was regarded, as the chief Patron Saint of the Orkney Islands,'" BeforethegreatbattleofBannockburn,KingRobertBruceis said to have seen in a vision St. Magnus, who promised him a splendid vic- tory. "'tt At the time of the Reformation, some of his relics were carried away
Another
from Kirkwall. In part, these were deposited at Aix-la-Chapelle.
of St. Magnus' relics '45_a portion of the shoulder—was preserved, in the Metropolitan Church of St. Vitus, at Prague. Another festival has been assigned to St. Magnus, at the 19th of August. '+« Injustice and treachery had a partial triumph in the death of this noble and holy prince, but these opened for him the ultimate crown, awaiting the martyrs of Christ.
Article III. —St. Failbe, or Falbe, Bishop. The name of Failbe appears, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' at the i6th day of April. By Colgan,= a St. Falbe is called Bishop of Kill-Fore, or Fobhuir, while his fes-
tothenthofJanuary,ortothei6thofApril. Heisclassed, among the disciples of St. Patrick. 3 The name of Failbheis set down, in the Martyrology of Donegal * as having been venerated, on this day; but, it is not at all certain, when he flourished, or when he lived.
tivalis
136 See ibid. , p. 3.
37 See " vol. ii. , p. 270.
Gazetteer of Scotland,"
'*' A Catalogue orKalendar of these relics had been prepared and edited, by the Dean Thomas Pessina a Czechorod.
'^o "As there is a S. Tiburtius coinmemo- rated in the Roman and Scandmayian Ka- lendars on Aug. nth, this may possibly have given occasion to the mistake, the 19th bemg taken as the day of the burial, the 13th as
assigned
Imperial
"8 The "assertions are safely made, after a careful study of the beautiful drawings of Billing, engraved in an exquisite style of art
by John Godfrey, J. H. Lee Keux, John Saddler, and G. B. Smith.
'39 In 1 138, according to Grub's " Eccle- that of his martyrdom. But, there is a S.
siastical History of Scotland," vol. i. , p.
257^
"'''' Beside it are the fine remains of the
Magnus, B. of Avignon, and another of the same name Bishop of Anagni, commemo-
ratedonAug. 19, in the Roman Martyrology, and either of these may be intended. "—Rev.
"
and the Earl's Palace, so faithfully described in Sir Walter Scott's
novel "The Pirate," at chap. xxxi.
'• See Rev. George Barry's "History of
Bishop's Palace,
Lives of the Samts,
Article hi. — " Edited by Rev. Ur. the Orkney Islands," &c. , Book ii. , chap. Kelly, p. xxi. The Franciscan copy enters,
v. , sect, vii. , p. 230. A fine copperplate engraving of it is there to be found.
••» See Mackenzie E. C. Walcott's " Scoti-
at this date, -pAiibe. " '"
Monasticon,"p. 173. " <3 See Bishop John Lesley,
See TriasThaumaturga, QuintaAp- pendix ad Acta S. Patricii, cap. xxui. , p. 268.
Gestis Scotorum," Prsefacio, p. 40.
'« See Hector Bcetius' " Historise Scoto-
rum," lib. iv.
De Rebus
3 the por these statements, Colgan quotes
Life of St. Benignus, chap. x.
* Edited by Drs. Todd and Reeves, pp.
104. 105.
S. Baring-Gould's
vol. iv. , April l6th, p. 211.
April i6. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 187
Article IV—St. Miolan, of Moin-Miolain. According to the Martyrology of Donegal,' we find, that MioMn, of Moin-Miolain, was vene- rated, on this day.
Article V. —St. Marianus, Monk. At this date, Colgan intended to publish Acts of this saint;' but, it is difficult to find any clue to his identity,
locality or period.
Article VI. —Inghen, or the Daughter of Diarmata, in Connaught. We read, in the Martyrology of Tallagh,' that Inghen h Diarmata, in Connaught, was venerated, at the i6th of April.
Article VII. —Reputed Feast of St. Auxilius, of Killashee, County of Kildare. \Fifth Century^ A feast of St. Auxilius, of Killossy, or Killashee, in the county of Kildare, has been noted for this day. His Life will be found, at the 27th of August, the date for his principal festival.
Article VIII. —Feast of St. Maxentia, Virgin and Martyr. The second edition of Wilson's English Martyrology places the celebration of this holy Virgin, and Martyr, at the present date, when she is said to have been commemorated, at some localities, in England. ' By others, her feast is assigned to the 24th of October. ' Notices of St. Maxentia will be found, atthe20thofNovember. ThesupplementtotheGallicMartyrologyplaces her festival, at the 24th of November.
Article IX. —Reputed Festival of St. Moloc, Bishop in Scot- land. [5/rM CW;/«ry-] The Scottish Breviary," according to Thomas Dempster," has the feast of St. Moloc, Bishop, one of St.
Brandan's disciples and companions,' at the i6th of April. It is said, that he joined Bonifacius Queretinus, and made a tour of Scotland with him. Having been invested with the dignity of Bishop, he instructed the people, through all the northern parts of Gotland; and, especially was he regarded as the Apostle of Argadum. * There,hewasatlastburied,inthebasilicaofLismore. Acon- course of people flocked thither, to venerate his relics. ' If we are to credit Dempster, he wrote Viu Brandani Magistri, Lib. i. , and Commonitorium ad Scotos, Lib. i. He flourished, a. d. 590, according to Dempster. * The Bol-
Articlb IV. —' Edited Drs. Todd Scotorum," "In Haebud. b. Moloci
by eji'is-
and Reeves, pp. 104, 105.
Article v. —' See "Catalogu. ? Actuura
Sanctorum quae MS. habentur, ordine Men- sinm et Dierum. "
Article VI. —' Edited by Rev. Dr. Kelly, p. xxi. In the Franciscan copv, I can only deciphei the word T>iAiMn4ca t.
copi, comitis et discipuli S. Brandani. —
'
Article viii. — See the Bollandists' ii. ,
"AcU Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Aprilis ivi. Among the pretermitted saints, p. 402.
•
See \bid.
Articleix. —' ThatofAberdeen
this saint a Duplex Major Office.
gives
Thus is it noted, in his
"
Menologium
Bishop Forbes'
"
Kalendars of Scottish
Saints," p. 196.
'Pitts states, that Machutes was a com-
panion of Moloc, but not his preceptor.
* Thomas " Historia Ec- See Dempster's
desiastica Gentis Scotorum," tomus ii. , hb.
num.
5 See Hector Boetius' Scotorum Ilistoriae
a Prima Gentis Origine," &c. , lib. ix. , p. clxxii.
'See"HistoriaEcclesiasUcaGentisSco- torum," tomus ii. , lib. x. , num. 840, p. 449.
840, p. 449.
"
i88 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [April i6.
landists,' who cite Dempster and Ferrarius at this date, remark, that St Moloc had another feast, at the 25th of June. When about to engage in
battle, King Malcolm prayed to this saint; and, afterwards, he won a glorious victory. In consequence of a vow then made, that king erected a fine church
to St. Moloc, and at very great outlay. ^
Article X. —Feast of St. Carissim and of the Deacon Felix. In the early Irish Church, the festivals of St. Carissim, and of the holy Deacon, Felix, were celebrated, on the i6th of April, as St. ^ngus records, in the Feilire. ' We are inclined to believe, that Carissim must be taken to repre- sent one of the holy Martyrs, at Corinth," in Achaia, who is variedly named, Charisius, Carisius, Carisa, and Carissus. Or, it may be, that Carissim was the Carissus, belonging to another company of holy Martyrs, whose names occur,inoldMartyrologies,atthisdate. 3 Inlikemanner,adoubtmayexist, regarding that Felix, whose name has been entered, in the Festilogy of St.
. iEngus ; as, in a group of Martyrs, one is so named ;• and, again, in another group of Martyrs, those who suffered at Asiatic Pontus, two bearing the name are to be found. 5 In like manner, and at this same day, one Felix suffered
asaMartyr,inSpain. * Atthisdate,also,theMartyrologyofTallagh'men- tions a festival, in honour of Felix, a Deacon. *
Article XI. —Reputed Festival of St. Paternus, Bishop of Vennes. \_Fifth and Sixth Centuriesl\ The festival of this holy man has been assigned, to this date, as being that of St. Paternus' death, by the Bre- viary of the city of Vennes, and in that of Corisopitan. ' Also, Philip Ferrarius," Albert Le Grand,3 and Augustine du Pas,* have a similar state-
' See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Ap-
rilis xvi. Among the pretermitted saints,
s See ibid. De Sanctis Martyribus, Mar- tiale, Felice, item Felice, Fausto, Fovtunato, Silvano, Luciano, Gomalo, Parcilao, Leonide, Mica, Gallieno, Marciano, Faustino, Luciano,Jocundo,inPontoAsiaeRegione, p. 406. Neither of those, bearing the name
p. 402. *"
See Hector Boetius' Scotorura Histo-
"
riae, lib. xi. ,p—. ccxlii. ,andp. ccxcv.
Artic—le x.
'In the LeabharBraec copy
we find
:
of Felix, are
distinguished
as Deacons.
tACAiMpinTMgDd <il-A'puamT>d ^elic Ool^ecl1 x)un; fopptiic ITeib imaeochAin -peUc.
' See ibid. De Sanctis Octodecim Mar-
tyribus, Optato, I. uperco, Successo, Mar-
tiale, Urbano, Julia seu Julio, Quintiliano, Publio, Frontone, Felice, Caeciliano, Even- tio sive Evoto, Piimiiivo, Apodemio, et iv. Saturninis, ant pro his Cassiano, Matutino,
It is thus translated into
Fausto et
pania, pp. 406 to 410. Nor do we find the
Felix, named among them, distinguished, as having been a deacon.
' Edited by Rev Dr. Kelly, p. xxi. 'The Franciscan copy has jTebaf t)iA-
English
royal Cairissima, whose graveyard is roomy
(? ), runs to thee quickly the feast of the deacon Felix. "
"
See their Acts, in the BoUandist Collec- lion, "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Aprilis
januario.
ugustae
Nunechia, Basilissa, Call, Martyribus Corin- thi in Achaia, pp. 402 to 404.
3 See ibid. l)e Sanctis Martyribus, Mar-
tiale, Vincentio, Carisso, Caritone, Cselesta
et ahis quinque, p. 405.
* See ibid. De Sanctis Martyribus, Mar-
ciano, Eniano, Felice, Hermogene, Vincen- tio, Tertio, Calesto, p. 405. Here Felix is not distinguished as a Deacon.
:
—"
With
A
Caesar- in His-
xvi. De SS. Callisto, Charisio, Leonide, com. —
Christiana, Galla, Theodora, Lota, Tertia, ARTICLE XI.
Caristo, item Chariessa, Nice, Gallena, "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. , Aprilis xv.
'
De Sancto Paterno Episcopo, Veneti in
Britania Armorica. Commentarius Praevius,
num. 2, 379.
=
In his General Catalogue of the Saints, at the present date.
^ in the account of Saints, belonging to Armoric Britain.
• In his History of Britanny, where he treats about the Bishops of Vennes.
See the BoUandists'
April i6. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 189
ment. Yet,thisissupposedtohavebeenamistake,forthefestivalofSt. Patemus, Episcopus Abrincensis, et Scubulionis Abbas. Their feast has been referred, to the i6th of April; and, on this day, the Bollandists,s who have
published their Acts, note the festival of St, Patemus, Bishop of Vennes, in Armoric, or Lesser Britain. * He must be distinguished from that Patemus, otherwise known as St. Pair, who, in early youth, embraced a monastic life, in theAbbeyofAnsion,afterwardscalledMarnes. Fromthenameofaholy abbot, belonging to that house, it was known as St. Jovin des Marnes,' in the diocese of Potiers. * To lead a more austere life, he went into the diocese of Coutances ; and, some years later, he was ordained priest, by the Bishop Ldontin. 9 Afterwards, he was called upon, to preside over the See of Avranches. " Thislatterholyman,however,hadnospecialconnexionwith Ireland.
Article XII. —St. Ultan. The Martyrology of Donegal ' mentions,
that there was a festival, in honour of Ultan, and celebrated on this day.
The Annals of the Four Masters ' record the death of Ultan Hua Berodherg,
Abbot of Fahen, or Ohain-mor, at a-d. 769. Colgan attributes his festival
to this date, April i5th ;3 but, little seems to be known, regarding him. We
cannot know, whether the present or some other holy man, bearing the same
name, may be identified with a St. Ultan, who was the patron saint of Cul-
daff parish,'* in the barony of Inishowen East. A very ancient stone cross,
which tradition ascribes to his erection, stood at Falmore. s But, it has
cmmbled into fragments. Some years ago, Mr. Nicholson, the owner of that
property,onwhichit stood,gotasplendidIrishcrossofstoneerectedonce
more, and on the old site. * In the remote parts of Ulster, to which
allusion has been made, and where wildly romantic scenery abounds,
the antiquary may still discover the vestiges of a very distant period,
and especially mined churches, formerly holding a place in popular vene- ration.
5 See "Acta Sanctorum," tomus ii. De this date, in the Manuscript of Florarius, S. Paterno EpiscopoAbrincensi et S. Scubi- and in Greven's additions to Usuard. After Hone Socio, in Hodierna Nonnannia. A this entry, ihe Boliandists have another " S.
previous commentary of Six Sections, with Vita auctore Fortunato Episcopo, in Three
:
Patemus Episcopus Arausionensis dicitur a Ferrario non satis distinguente dictas urbes, Gallice Auranche et Orange dictas, uti hoc
Chapters, with Notes, by Godefrid Hens-
chenn, may there be found. See pp. 425 die ad Vitam S. Paterni dicitur. "
to430.
'
Seeibid. Amongthepretermittedfeasts, p. 401.
—"Acta Sanctorum,"tomusii. , Aprilisxvi. Among
' A fuller account of this holy Bishop will "'
be found, in Les Petits Bollandistes, Vies des Saints," tome iv. , 16 Avril. Saint Paterne, Ev^que d'Avranches et Saint Scu- bilion, Le Compagnon, de sa Solitude, pp. 415 to 418.
and Reeves, pp. 104, 105.
See Dr. Donovan's Edition, vol. i. , pp.
372, 373.
See "Trias Thaumaturga," Quinta Ap-
pendix ad Acta S. Columba:, cap. ix. , p. 510.
' See Rev. Alban Butler's " Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and other principal Saints," vol. iv. , April xv.
* This extensive ecclesiastical division is "
"
» See I'Abbe Fleury's Histoire Ecclesias-
described, on the Ordnance Survey Town- land Maps fo>r the County of Donegal,"
tique," tome vii. , liv. xxxiii. , sect. Iviii.
