Saint Cellach of Glendalough
Saint Cellach or Ceallach was an early medieval saint associated with Glendalough in County Wicklow, Ireland. St. Aengus the Culdee invokes his name in his litany, referring to him as an archdeacon and a Saxon.[1] However in another source he is described as an Irishman who returned from Britain to Wicklow.[2] He lived to the southeast of Glendalough[2] at a place called Disert-Cellaig which denotes a hermitage and infers that Cellach may have lived as a recluse.[2] In the Irish life of Saint Kevin he is mentioned as having been ordered to go to Disert Cellaig as a penance 'for his vanity.'[3] His feast day is 7 October.
Saint Ceallach of Glendalough | |
|---|---|
| Born | unknown |
| Residence | County Wicklow |
| Died | Disert Cellaig, south east of Glendalough |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Feast | 7 October |
References
- "The Litany of Aengus, Céile Dé". omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- "Saint Cellach of Glendalough, October 7". omniumsanctorumhiberniae.com. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
- Crowe, Noelene Beckett (2020-04-18). "Prosopographica Glindelachensis: The Monastic Church of Glendalough and its Community Sixth to Thirteenth Centuries (Part 2 - published in 1989)". Glendalough Heritage Forum. Retrieved 2023-06-12.
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