Saints

Abbot. Born in Co Meath, during the 6th century, Enda was a boy soldier who became a monk. He was trained at St Ninian's monastery in Whithorn, Galloway and then returned to Drogheda and founded monastic communities in the Boyne valley, before settling in Inishmore in the Aran Islands. This became his base. Many monks came to to join him there including Ciaran of Clonmacnoise. Enda was the earli... Read More

St Cuthbert Monk and bishop. Cuthbert was an Anglo-Saxon saint of the early Northumbrian church in the Celtic tradition. Tradition says he was born in 634, in Dunbar. Bede writes that as a young shepherd boy by Leader Water, he saw a vision of angels taking the soul of St Aidan to heaven. Later he became a monk under St Eata at Melrose. For years he undertook long journeys on horseback and on foo... Read More

Jesuit lay-brother and martyr. There is no record of his family, birthplace, date of birth, or baptism. Nicholas was a carpenter and servant of the Society of Jesus. He joined the order around 1580. At the execution of St Edmund Campion he openly declared him innocent and was imprisoned. After his release he served Fathers Henry Garnett and John Gerard for eighteen years. Small in stature - he was... Read More