Ailill the Second

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Ailill the Second
Archbishop of Armagh
Bornc.480
Oneilland East, Armagh, Ireland
Died1 July 536(536-07-01) (aged 55–56)
Armagh, Ireland
Venerated in Catholic Church
Feast 1 July

Saint Ailill the Second (also called Ailill the Younger, Ailill II, Ailiell, Ailild, Ailid, Alild, Ailillus, Alellus, Alildus, Oilill, Oileal, Oileald, Olildus, Olild, Elias, Eulalius, Helias; c. 480 – 1 July 536) was the Bishop of Armagh, Ireland from 526 to 536.

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Genealogy and birth

St. Ailill was a member of the Úi Bressail, a clan from the south side of Lough Neagh. He was born in Drum Cád in the Barony of Oneilland East, County Armagh. [1]

Bishop of Armagh

On the death of his kinsman Saint Ailill the First, the Bishop of Armagh, on 13 January 526, St. Ailill was appointed as the 8th Bishop in succession to Saint Patrick. Saint Ailill reigned as Bishop for 10 years.

Death

St. Ailill died on 1 July 536. The Annals of Ireland give the following obits-

Feast day

After his death St. Ailill was venerated as a saint and his feast was celebrated on 1 July, the day of his death. The Calendars of the Saints have the following entries-

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References

  1. The Ancient List of the Coarbs of Patrick, by Rev. H. J. Lawlor and R. I. Best in PRIA, Vol. XXXV (1919), p. 319, No. 10.