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Cainnech of Aghaboe (515/16–600), also known as Saint Canice in Ireland, Saint Kenneth in Scotland, Saint Kenny and in Latin Sanctus Canicus, was an Irish abbot, monastic founder, priest and missionary during the early medieval period.
The Life of Cainnech creates a landscape of divine power. By placing the saint in different places it helps to shape a sense of space in which the saints miracles and words are seen to express a range of meanings ‘on the ground’. Cainnech is born in the north of Ireland among the Ciannachta near
Oct 27, 2023 · Cainnech of Aghaboe (515/16–600), also known as Saint Canice in Ireland, Saint Kenneth in Scotland, Saint Kenny and in Latin Sanctus Canicus, was an Irish abbot, monastic founder, priest and missionary during the early medieval period.
Icon of St. Kenneth of Aghaboe. St Kenneth (also known as Cainnech and Canice) is one of the greatest Irish ascetics and most venerated saints in Ireland after St. Patrick and St. Brigid. He was born in c. 515/516 (according to another version, c. 525) in the province of Ulster in the north of Ireland and was the son of a famous bard.
Who was Cainnech of Aghaboe and what is his significance in the Catholic Church? What miracles or deeds are associated with Saint Cainnech of Aghaboe? When is the feast day of Saint Cainnech of Aghaboe observed and how is it celebrated?
October 11. Saint of the day: Saint Cainnech of Aghaboe (Kenneth) Patron Saint of the shipwrecked. Saint Cainnech of Aghaboe’s Story. Kenneth is a derivative of Canice. All we know about Canice is from unreliable legend, according to which he was born at Glengiven, Ireland.
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Cainnech (d. 600/03), son of Luigthech, founder and first abbot of Achad Bó in Osraige (Aghaboe, Co. Laois) and saint in the Irish tradition, probably belonged to the lineage of Corco Dalláin.
