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Fintan of Clonenagh (c. 526 – 603) was an Irish hermit and monk. He was an abbot and disciple of Columba of Terryglass.
Fintan was a hermit in Clonenagh, Leix, Ireland. When disciples gathered around his hermitage he became their abbot. A wonder worker, Fintan was known for clairvoyance, prophecies, and miracles. He also performed very austere penances.
St Fintan of Clonenagh (6th century) monk. Summary: Abbot Fintan was born in Leinster, received his religious formation in Terryglass, Co. Tipperary under the abbot Colum, and was deeply influenced by his penitential practices and the severity of the Rule. Fintan made his own foundation in Clonenagh, Co. Laois.
Saint Fintán of Clonenagh, also known as Fintán of Clúain Ednech, was a prominent figure in the early Christian Church in Ireland. He was born in Leinster, Ireland, and his exact date of birth is not known, but it is believed to be sometime in the 6th century.
Roman Martyrology: In the monastery called Clúain Ednech in Ireland, Saint Fintan, an abbot, founder of the same monastery, famous for his austerity. SHORT BIOGRAPHY. Spiritual student of Saint Columba. Austere hermit at Clonenagh, Ireland.
St. Fintan's Tree, Mountrath. There is the famous St. Fintan's Tree at Clonenagh, where a well sprung up in its trunk when a farmer who lived across the road refused to allow people to visit a holy well in his field. Clonenagh, originally called Cluainadnach, is a very remote antiquity.
Feb 17, 2013 · We commemorate one of the great Irish masters of the ascetic life, Saint Fintan of Clonenagh on the 17th of February. The sources for his life and feast have been summarized by diocesan historian, Father Michael Comerford:
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