Saint_Etchen

Saint Etchen

Saint Etchen

Irish abbot and early saint

St. Etchen (Etchenius, Ecian or Echen; 490 – 11 February 577) was an Irish Abbot who founded a monastery in Clonfad, County Westmeath.[1][2][3]

Quick Facts Born, Died ...

Legend states that Etchen ordained Columba into the priesthood, and that he had to stop in the middle of ploughing a field to perform the act.[4][5][6]

Veneration

A number of local schools and churches are named after St. Etchen, including:

Death

Etchen died on 11 February 577AD of natural causes. He was buried at his monastery in Clonfad.[8] His date is celebrated as the Feast of Saint Etchen in Ireland.[9]

See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Saint Etchen of Clonfad". 11 February 2015.
  2. [2]
    http://irelandbyways.com/ireland-routes/byroute-14/byroute-14-1-co-meath-co-westmeath/2/
  3. [3]
    "St.Etchen the Farmer Bishop Pray for us!". Church of the Assumption. 2018-04-26. Retrieved 2021-10-16.
  4. [4]
    Stevens, Paul. "Clonfad - an industrious monastery (And selected chapters) 2012".
  5. [5]
    Stevens, Paul (January 2010). "For whom the bell tolls: The monastic site at Clonfad 3, Co. Westmeath". Creative Minds.
  6. [6]
    http://worldcat.org/oclc/59377673 [bare URL]
  7. [7]
    "Home". scoiletchen.com.
  8. [8]
    Todd, James Henthorn (1864). "St. Patrick: Apostle of Ireland".
  9. [9]
    "St. Etchen of Clonfad Biography". Catholic Readings. 23 April 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2021.


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