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''^ His feast is at the 6th of February.
'5° He is said to have been venerated, on
the 6th of February.
'9' His festival is at the 6th of February. '9^ His feast is at the 2nd of May.
'93 Supposed, by Colgan, to rest at Glas-
tonbury, in England.
'9'« He is said to have been a brother to
St. Sechnall.
•95 He was a brother to the
'9^ A brother to the preceding.
'97 Said to have had a feast, at the 1 6th of
May. He is thought to have been a British prince, who had been selected to succeed his father in a principality. But, St. Caran- toc was impelled by Divine inspiration to follow another course. He crossed over into Ireland, being attracted by the fame of St. Patrick, who was then labouring there. He became a zealous of the
coadjutor great Irish Apostle, and for many years, he ful- filled all the duties of his ministry, convert-
ing innumerable souls, by his preaching and miracles, to the Faith of Christ. Therefore, he is classed, among the Irish Apostle's faithful servants.
='*
1 8th of November.
foregoing.
^°'
Said to have been Darerca's son, and
Said to have been venerated, on the
766 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS'. [March 17.
or Domangart,'^7 Bishop of Rath-murbuilg ; Senach,^'^ Bishop of Achadh- fouair ; Lonan,'^9 Priest, of Kill-uaillech ; Colman or Colmanellus,^^° Bishop
andAbbotofLann-ela Patrick '^^^ the ; Junior,
great
St. Patrick's
nephew ;
the Leper,^^^ with name unknown ; Cathaseus,^^3 Priest, of Domnach Pat-
ruic ; Cathur or Catharr,=^'4 and Cathneus,'^25 brothers-german to Cathaseus ;
Mokianus the Pilgrim or Daluan,^^^ probably of Croebhach and of Druim-
inescluinn ; Lugad,'^^ Bishop of Druim-inescluinn ; Lugad,'^^ Priest, of Tegh-
Laisren ; Moluan,'^^ the Briton, of Tegh-bretan, and of Imlech-inis-cluainn ;
Mac-Dichuill,^3o Priest, of Cluain-chaoin ; Domnalis or Domnaldus,'3i Bishop of Ailech-mor ; Buadmaelus^s^ of Kill-Buadhmoel ; Maneus,^33
Bishop ; Briteus,^34 Bishop of Cassel-irra ; Fulartus,'35 Bishop of Domnach- mor; Macetus,^36 Priest of Sencheall ; Cethenus or Cethecus;*37 01can,'38 Priest of Kill-mor ; Carell,^39 Bishop ; Coeman,^4o Deacon of Seanndomnah ;
Cethecus,'*" Bishop of Kill-garadh; Comgellanus,^'*^ Abbot; Justus,'^ Deacon in Fidhard ; Bernicius,^-''* a Gaul ; Hibernicus,='t5 and Ernicius'^'*^ brothers of Bernicius ; Nine of their brothers,^^? who were Francks ; Sacel- lus,='»^ Bishop of Baisleac ; Benignus,^'^? brother of St. Cethach ; Brochad ;'5°
"7 His feast occurs, on the 24th of March.
known.
="33 His feast occurs, at the 2nd of Sep-
tember.
'^^ He was venerated, Colgan states, at
the 22nd of July, as Biteus, i. e. Mobiu, or at the 30th of September, as Mobi. B«t, the latter vi^as a nun, of Domhnach, pro- bably Donnybrook.
'^^ His feast is not known.
"3* His festival has not been discovered. *37 His feast is not known.
^3^ He is said, to have been venerated, on
the 4th of June, but, most probably, on the 20th of February.
"39 Colgan says, he was venerated, on the 13th of July.
'*° His feast has not been fixed, except by
Colgan, who erroneously assigns it to the 3rd of November.
'•*'
His festival was kept, on the i6th of June.
°*'
Many saints, bearing this name, are found in our Calendars ; but, the present holy man has not been identified.
"•*3 has not been able to determine Colgan
who he was, but suspects, he may have been venerated, either at the loth of January, or at the 29th of July, as Justan Lene.
''^^ His identity has not been traced, in our Calendars.
'^s Not known, in our Calendars.
*** Not known, in our Calendars.
'7 Colgan conjectures, these and the fore- going may have been among the Francks or Gauls, invoiced by St. ^ngus, in his Book of Litanies, num. 48, 49, 50.
"*^ Unless he was a Sacellus, or Socellus, named in St. Berach's Acts, at the 15th of February, Colgan could not discover who he had been.
°*9 Colgan distinguishes him, from the Archbishop of Armagh, and calls him, Abbot of Druimlias. It is supposed, he
may be identical, M'ith a St. Benatius, vene-
"'^
His festival has been assigned, to the
loth of September,
''9 His feast is held, on the 12th of No-
vember.
"° His festival is at the 26th of Septem-
ber.
"' Some of our Calendarists have his
feast, at the 24th of August ; but, according to the " Felire " of St. . ^ngus, this is the festival of Sen- Patrick, the preceptor of the great St. Patrick.
"' He is mentioned, in the Latin Tripar- tite Life, lib. i. , cap. xl, p. 123, and lib. ii. , cap. xxiv. , p. 132.
*'3 Colgan has not been able, clearly to identify him.
''* Colgan has not been able, clearly to identify him.
''5 Perhaps, says Colgan, he may be the Cota or Cotana, venerated, on the 4th of Febmary. See the Latin Tripartite Life, lib. ii. , cap. vi. , p. 130, and n. 22, p. 173.
^** His feast is held, on the 7th of
Ja-
nuary.
"'' His festival is at the 2nd of Novem-
ber.
"' His feast-day has not been noted,
although Colgan thinks it was at the 17th
of
="9 Venerated at the 7th of January, and
probably not distinct from the former Da- luan.
"3° Colgan thinks, he was the same as St. Aedhan, the son of Deigill, venerated on
April.
the 1st of
"3' Colgan has a long dissertation, to dis-
cover his identity, but without any very successful result, in the Latin Tripartite Life, pars, ii. , cap. xviii. , cxxiv. , pp. 131, 146, nn. 55, 184, pp. 175, 181.
°3» He is mentioned, in the Life of St. Benignus, chap. xi. His feast-day is not
January.
March 17. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 7^7
Bronach,'si a Priest ; Coeman,=32 Qf Airdne Coemain ; Canna,2S3 a Monk ; Loam,==54 Priest of Achadh-mor ; Conan,^5s a Priest ; Senach,^56 a Bishop of Achadh-Fobuir ; yEngus''" of Kill-mor ; Cannech,^58 a Priest ; Mucna or Muckinus,^59 a Bishop ; Teloc,^^° a Priest ; Domnald,^^' a Bishop ; Mure- dach,2^2 Bishop of Killala ; Mac Rimius,^^3 Bishop of Corca-raoidhe ; the seven sons^^* of Drogen ; Gemthenn^^s of Each-enach ; Dubduban,^^^ of Uomnach Mor; ^ngus,^^? Bishop of Domnach-Bile, or Magbile ; Maccar- thenn,^^^ Bishop of Domnach-mor Muige-tochuir; Three Deacons,'^^^ nephewsofSt. Patrick,inInnishowen; -^ngus,^7osonofAihld,ofDmim- berta ; Domnald,^7i son of Crimthann, Bishop of Ailech-mor ; Domnald,^? ^ son to Colgna, Bishop of Tulach-hag ; Domnaid,^73 Bishop of Cuil-chonalta ; Beoadus,^74 Bishop of Dun-cruithen ; Macnessius,^75 Bishop of Connor ; Cathbad,^76 Priest, of Foth-rath ; Diraan,^77 a Monk ; ErclaciuSj^^s Priest of Kill-muadhain ; Nehemias,279 Bishop of Tulach ; Enan,^^° of Druim-indich \
^'
TwoCennansf Fiachrius,^^'BishopofCuil-echtrann
ofKill-
; Glassius,^^3
glais ; Liberius,^^4 Priest, of Kill-glais ; Daniel,^^5 surnamed the Angel, of Lettir-Padruic ; Molasrius,^^^ of Glaire; Coeman,^^^ of Imleach-cluana ; Brugacius,"^^^ Bishop of Rath-muighe ; Coirbreus,^^9 Bishop of Colerain ; Columban,"9o Priest, of Domnach Mdr ; Conedus,^9^ Priest, of Domnach
rated at Kill-chuile, in the deanery of Sil- muiredhaidh, and diocese of Elphin, on the 3rd of April.
550 Of Imlech-each, and brother of St.
Loman. His church was in the deanery of
Siol-Muiredhaigh, and diocese of Elphin. His festival is not known.
*5' His festival is not known.
*5» His feast was held, on the I2th of
June.
*53 Said to have been a brother of St.
Sacellus, and he is called faber, or artifex. His feast is not known.
"54 His feast has been assigned, to the
30th of August.
*S5 His feast is not known,
"S* His feast has been referred, by Colgan, to the lOth of September.
'57 Said to have been a son to the former, and Colgan thinks his feast was held, on the 17th of November, where he is found, in Marianus O'Gorman's Calendar, as ^ngus Aine, of Cill-mor.
^5* Colgan has a conjecture, that he may have been the Cainneach, venerated at the
23rd of January, or the Cainneach, son of Ua Chil, a Priest, venerated on the 31st of the same month.
^59 His feast has been assigned, to the 4th of March.
^^ His feast has not been discovered.
^^^ His festival is not known.
*** His festival is kept, on the 12th of
August.
^°3 His feast does not appear to have been
discovered.
'* At the 15th of April, our Calendars
have the feast of the sons of Draighen, of Cill-Ro.
=''5 At the 2nd of September, there is a
festival of Geinten, Priest of Tir-Guaire, but he may have been a different person.
^^ Colgan thinks, he was the St. Dubhan, Priest, venerated at the nth of February.
'*? Colgan conjectures, he may have been . ^ngus, Bishop of Drum-Ratha, venerated on the 1 8th of February.
^**
Colgan thinks, this holy man's festival belongs to the 24th of March.
**9 Their feast is not known.
'7° His festival has been assigned, to the
1 8th of February.
"'' His feast is not known.
"7" His festival is not known.
*" His festival has not been discovered. '74 His feast is not known.
'" His feast is kept, on the 3rd of Septem-
ber.
'7'* His festival is not known.
=77 Supposed, by Colgan, to have been
venerated, either on the 3rd of November,
or on the 27th of June.
'7** Venerated on the 3rd of March.
'79 Colgan thinks, his feast belongs to the 3id of May.
^*° He is supposed to have had a festival, at the 25th of March.
^^'
Nothing is known, with certainty, re- garding them.
=^'
Colgan assigns his feast, to the 28th of
September.
^^3 His feast is not known.
'^^ His festival is not known.
'^5 His history is not known.
'^* His identitity has not been ascertained. '^7 His feast is not known.
'^ His festival is set down, at the ist of
November.
^ His feast is on the nth of November. '9<' He is said to have been venerated, on
the 6th of September.
=9' His feast does not seem to have been
discovered.
7^8 LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. [March 17.
Airthir ; A Priestj^s^ unnamed, in Tulach-maine, or Airedh Bainne ; Kille- nus,^93 Bishop of Tegh-Talain ; Many Disciples. ^94 unnamed, in Tegh-Ta- lain ; Justinus,295 Priest, of Domnach Tortain ; Mochadocus or CadocuSj^sS of Inis-fail ; Augustin,^97 Priest, of Inis-beg ; Tegan f98 Diermit,=99 Abbot ; Fedlimius ;3oo Nanned,3°^ a Bishop ; Paul, 3°^ a Monk ; MochonocusorCano- cus,3°3 in Inis-fail ; Erditus,3°4 of Inis-beg ; Curcneus,3°s of Kill-fiacla ; Los- canus ;3°^ Cailechus ;3°7 Beanus ;3°8 Coenchomracus,3°9 in Hi-Cuanach ; Coeman,3io of Kill-ratha ; Longa or Lomchuo,3" of Kill-Teidhil ; Montan,3" Deacon; Nessan,3i3 Deacon of Mungairit; Hiarlath,3i4 Archbishop of Armagh ; Aidan,3's of Inis-Lothuir ; Colman,3'6 Monk at Armagh ; Duban,3i7 a Monk at Armagh ; Sedna,3^8 Abbot, at Drium-mac-Ubla ; Catan,3'9 a Priest ; Ocanotus,32° a Priest; Maccetus,32i of Domnach-Leobain; Cuanna,3" a Priest ; Conall,323 Bishop of Killconnall ; Seven disciples324 of St. Benig- nus, engaged in the conversion of larmonia ; Falveus,3^s Bishop of Kill-fob- huir j Callin,326 Bishop of Fiodhnach ; Hiarlath,327 Archbishop of Tuam ; Nectan ;328 Curnan ;329 Buadan ;33o Mugan ;33i Birrin ;332 Modimoc ;333 Sevenholysons334ofDamagart; BishopAidus,33Sandhissixholybrothers, viz. , Diermit, Foebarchuo, Maclasrius, Manchinus, Tarchellus, Tinnius, all Bishops ; Medran or Medragius,336 a Monk, at Saighir ; Brenan or Bren- dan,337 Bishop of Birr ; Boetius,338 Bishop of Monasterboice ; Colman,339
^^ He is not otherwise noted.
-93 His festival has been assigned, to the 27th of May.
3'8 He is said to have been venerated, on the i6th of June.
3'9 He is said to have been identical with
guests for St. Patrick, in the Latin Tripar- tite Life.
'54 These are not otherwise
^5 Colgan seems to identify him with January ; and, he is noted, as a master of
Jii^stan Lene, venerated at the 29th of July. Colgan assigns him a festival, at the 24th of February. However, the present holy man seems to have been a disciple of
3^° This is thought to be a false entry for St. Canocus, said to have been venerated, at the nth of February, and to have been one of St. Patrick's
St. Fiech, Bishop of Sletty.
'97 One of St. Fiech's feast has not been ascertained.
but his
guest-masters.
3" His identity does not appear to have
*9* His feast has been
assigned,
to the
9th
been established.
3" Colgan thinks him to have been identi-
cal with Cuanda, the blind, venerated on the nth of March.
3'3 His feast has been assigned, to the i8th of March. To the foregoing list may be added the name of Deacon Sannan, or Senan, the brother of St. Patrick, and whose feast has not been marked. Thirty-one nephews and nieces of tlie Irish Apostle are said to have been included among the saints.
3'4 These are mentioned, in the Life of St. Benignus, chap. vii.
of September,
'99 His festival has not been discovered. 3°° Supposed to have been Feidhlimidh of
Cill-mor Dithruibh, venerated at the 9th of
August.
3°» His festival is not known,
3°^ Said to have been venerated, on the
loth of January.
3°3 Colgan says, he was venerated, on the
1 2th of February; but, most probably, he meant the nth of that month.
3°4 His festival is not accurately known.
3°5
^ His feast is not known.
His festival is iiot known.
3°7 His feast is not known.
3°^ His identity has not been traced.
3°9 His feast is not known.
3'° His identity has not been established. 3" Colgan thinks his feast referable, to the
9th of January.
3" Said to have been venerated, at the
2nd of March.
3'3 His feast occurs, at the 25th of July. 3'4 His festival is at the nth of February. 3'S His feast has not been found.
3'* His festival was on the Sth of March. 3'7 His festival has not been clearly ascer-
tained.
3*5
In the same Life, at chap. x. This
distinguished. Cadoc,
disciples,
who was venerated on the of 24th
holy man and nearly all those who follow, in the list as given in the text, were not the
immediate disciples of St. Patrick, although many of them may have lived contempora- neouslywithhim.
Norarethefestivalsas-
signed, always referable to them ; in many cases, also, their identity seems doub:ful.
3'^ Mentioned in the same Life, chap, xi. , and said to have been venerated, at the I3lh of November.
3=7 His feast is at the nth of February,
and also at the 6th of June. He is men-
tioned, in the Life of St. Benignus, at chap, xi.
IVlARCH 17. ] LIVES OF THE IRISH SAINTS. 769
Bishop of Kill-Ruaid; Senchell,34° Abbot of Cluain-damh; Maccretius,34i the hermit, and Bishop of Kill-Miccrech ; Muadan,342 Abbot of Cluain-
dionnach, and Bishop of Carn-furbuidhe ; Declan,343 Bishop of Ardmore; Colman,344 Bishop of Doire Mor ; BalHn,34S or Ballon, Bishop of Tegh- Saxon ; Maclieg,346 a Bishop ; Colman,347 Bishop of Dromore ; Coelan,348 Abbot of ^ndruim ; Eugene,349 Bishop of Ardstraw ; Tighernach,35° Bishop of Clones ; Duach,35i Archbishop of Armagh ; Patricius Senior,352 Arch- bishop of Armagh ; Dubthach I. ,3S3 Archbishop of Armagh ; Ailill I. ,3S4 Archbishop of Armagh ; Ailill Il. ,3ss Archbishop of Armagh; Dubthach II. ,356 Archbishop of Armagh ; Fingar, also called Guinger, and his Com- panions,357 Martyrs in Cornwall ; Aedan,358 Bishop of Kill-mor ; Fintan ;3S9 Corban,36° Bishop of Fertcherbain ;36i Lucharius 3362 Trenan,363 Abbot of Kill-elga ; Luger,364 Bishop of Conaille Murthemne ; Finnbarr or Finnian,36s
3'S Mentioned in the Life of St. Benignus,
chap. xi. Supposed to have been venerated, on the 8th of January, and on the 22nd of
April.
3^9 Ibid. Supposed to have been vene-
rated, on the 6th of January, or on the 22nd of December.
33° Ibid.
33' Ibid.
332 Ibid.
333Ibid.
334 Ibid.
335 Said to have been venerated, at Rath-
August.
350 His feast occurs, at the 4th of April. 35' He is mentioned, in the Life of St.
Tighernach, chap, xi. , xii. He is supposed to have been David, son of Guaire Ua Fo-
rannain, called also Legate of all Ireland, who died A. D. 550. See Dr. O'Donovan's " Annals of the Four Masters," vol. i. , pp. 188, 189, and n. (e. )
35= His feast is placed, at the 24th of August. HediedA. D. 457. Seeibid. ,pp. 142, 143, and n. (e. )
353 He is thought to be —identical with
Dubhthach of Druim-Dearbh — to supposed
be Derver in the county of Louth and
who died A. D. 512. See t^^ii/. , pp. 168, 169, and n. (m. )
354 He died, A. D. 525. See ibid. , pp. 172, 173, and n. (a. )
355 He died, a. d. 535. See ibid. , pp. 178, 179, andn. (u. )
356 He died, A. D. 547. See ibid. , pp. 184, 185, and n. (p. )
357 Their feast has been assigned, to the
of The whole number of 23rd February.
these Martyrs is set down at 777, including
7 bishops.
358 He is mentioned, in the Life of St.
Mocteus, chap. iii. His feast is at the 2nd of November.
359 He is mentioned, in the same Life,
chap. xii.
^^ Ibid. , chap. xiii. He died A. D, 504.
See Dr. O'Donovan's "Annals of the Four Masters," vol. i. , pp. 160, 161, and n. (n. )
361 Or " the grave of Bishop Cerban," one of St. Patrick's converts. This church was at the north-east of Tara Hill, but it is now
"
totally effaced. See Dr. Petrie's
and Antiquities of Tara Hill," p. 200, and Plate 7, facing p. 128, where the position of this church is marked.
3*= He is mentioned, in the Life of St.
Mocteus, chap. xvii.
363 See ibid. , chap. xvii. His feast occurs,
at the 22nd of March.
3*4 He is mentioned, in the Life of St.
Moninne.
3^5 Ibid. ^ chap. ii.
with his six
na-Nespoc, holy brothers,
on
the 1 6th of February. These are noted, in
the Genealogies of the Irish Saints, chap. xvi.
33* He is mentioned, in the Life of St.
Kieran of Saighir, chap, xxviii. , and Colgan assigns his feast to the 6th of June.
337 Ibid. , chap, xxxiii. He is venerated, at the 29th of November.
338 His feast;, is placed, at the 7th ot December.
339 He is alluded
Ailbe, chap, xviii. , and his feast is at the 1 6th of October.
34° Ibid. , chap. 20. Colgan places his festival, at the 26th of March.
34=
on the 6th of March.
to,
in the Life of St,
34'
referred, to the nth of August, by Colgan.
Ibid. , chap, xxxi His feast has been
Ibid. , chap,xxxiii. Hisfeastwaskept,
343 His feast was kept, on the 24th of July.
344 He is mentioned, in the Life of St.
Declan, chap. xxii. His feast is at the 20lh
of May.
345
Ibid. , chap. xlix. Colgan places his festival, at the 3rd of September.
34* Ibid. The last chapter. Colgan says he was venerated, at the 8th of February, or at the 7th of April.
347 He is venerated, at the 7th of June.
348 He is mentioned, in the Life of St. Finian, of Maghbile. Coelan was the first name for St. Mochai, whose feast is at the 23rd of June.
349 He is venerated, at the 23rd of
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110 LIVES OF TilE IRISH SAINTS. [March 17.
Bishop ; Grellan,366 Abbot of Croebh-Grellain ; Gildas Albanus ;367 Coeltan,
or Conlaid,368 Bishop of Kildare ; NataHs,369 Abbot ; Maculatus,37o Priest, in the territory of Corcobascind ; Latius,37i a Deacon ; Cathbads? ^ or Cathub, Bishop and Abbot of Achad-Kinn ; Lugad,373 Bishop of Connor ; Berchan or Mobi,374 Bishop ; Columban,375 son of Crimthann, Bishop and Abbot ; Columba,376 of Iniscaltra. Among the female relatives and disciples of St. Patrick are enumerated his sisters, Saints Lupita, Tigris or Tigridis, Darerca or Liemania, Richella or Cinnena ;377 Munessa,378 daughter to a King of Britain ; Ercnata,379 daughter to Daire ; the Nine Virgins,3S° daughters to a king of the Lombards ; a daughter to a king of Britain, and supposed to have been St. Crumtheris ;38i the great St. Brigid,322 patroness of Ireland ; the two Emerias,323 Virgins, at Cluain-Bronag ; Ethnea Rufa and Fethelm Alba,3^4 daughters to King Laoghaire ; Cinnia or Kinnia,385 Virgin ; Cethu- berisCethumbriaorEudumbria;386Treha,3S7VirginofArd-Trea; Cathnia,3S8 Virgin, in Domnach-Patruic ; Bega,389 Virgin, of Tegh-Laisreann ; Cipia or
Copia,39° widow ; Matona or Mo-Chona,39i Virgin ; Nistria,39» a French Virgin ; Callecha,393 Virgin ; Crocha,394 Virgin ; Attracta,395 Virgin ; Cre- brea, and Lassara,396 Virgins, in Kill-Forchlann ; Dermeria, Virgin, in Airedh-bainne, with her sisters, Ethnea and Cumania;397 Cectamaria,398 Virgin, in Druim-Dubhain ; Mugania and Fethlimia,399 Virgins, daughters of Ailill ; Briga,4°° Virgin ; Crumtheris,4°' Virgin, in Kengobha ; Phiala,'»°2 Virgin and Martyr ; Fanchea,4°3 Virgin, and sister to St. Endeus ;^°4 Monin-
3** His feast occurs, at the lOth of Novem- ber.
3*7 His festival has been generally referred
to the 29th of January.
3^ He is mentioned, in the Life of St.
Brigid, ascribed to St. Ultan, chap. li. His feast occurs, at the 3rd of May.
3*9 He is mentioned, in the Life of St. Senan, chap. x.
37° Ibid. , chap. iv.
37' Idief. , chap. iv.
37* His feast was on the 6th of April.
373 His feast has been set down, at the
17th of April.
374 His feast has been assigned, to the 12th
of Octobei-.
375 His festival is referred, to the 13th of
December.
376 He died, A. D. 548. See Dr. O'Dono-
van's "Annals of the Four Masters," vol.
L, pp. 186, 187, and n. (a. )
377 We have already alluded to these
sisters, in our notes to Chapter iii. of this
biography.
37^ Her feast has been referred to the 4th
of September, where she is identified, by Colgan, with Ness, of Ernaidh.
379 Venerated at the 8th of Januaiy.
3^ Their festival has not been marked. 3^' Her name is not found, in our Calen-
dars.
3^* Her festival is at the 1st of February. 3^3 Their feast has been placed, at the
lllh of December.
3^-»
Their feast is not known, although Col- gan has their acts, at the nth of January.
3^5 She has a festival, at the ist of Feb- ruary.
3^ Her feast is not exactly known, although it has been referred to the i8th of
January.
387 Her feast has been assigned, to the 3rd
of August.
3^ Her festival does not seem to have
been ascertained.
3^9 Colgan conjectures her feast to have
been, at the lotli of February.
39° Her feast has not been determined.
39' She is said, to have been a sister to
Saints Benignus and Cethech.