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Ninnidh was a 6th-century Irish Christian saint. St. Ninnidh is regarded as one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. He is associated with the shores of Lough Erne and particularly the island of Inishmacsaint and the parish of Knockninny, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. His feast day is 18 January.
Saint Fiodhairle Ua Suanaigh was an Irish abbot who was considered to be a saint. His feast day is 1 October.
Saint Werenfried was an English Benedictine monk, priest and missionary among the Frisians. His intercession is thought to relieve the pain of arthritis and to help gardeners. His feast day is 14 August.
Saint Bécán was an Irish monk who founded a monastery at Kilbeggan and is considered by some to be one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland. His feast day is 5 April.
Saint Dotto was said to have founded a monastery on one of the Orkney Islands, which bore his name. The island appears on maps from 1629 to be the area of Hoxa - not an island but a peninsula. His feast day is 9 April.
Saint Wasnulf was a Scottish missionary in what is now Belgium. His feast day is 1 October.
Saint Lewina was a British virgin and martyr who was put to death by Saxon invaders. Her feast day is 24 July.
Saint Trésain was an Irish missionary in France. His feast day is 7 February.
Saint Joavan was an Irish priest and bishop in Brittany.
Saint Vouga was an Irish priest who moved to Brittany, now in France. He attempted to live as a hermit, but could not avoid people who came to him for cures, drawn by his reputation.
Saint Babolen was Abbot of Saint-Maur-des-Fossés Abbey near Paris. He may have been Scottish in origin. His feast day is 26 June.
Saint Tochumra was a holy virgin, or possibly two virgins, in medieval Ireland. Her feast day is 11 June.
Saint Guthagon was a possibly Irish hermit who lived in Belgium, most likely in the 8th century, and became venerated as a saint.
Saint Maccai was an Irish missionary who founded a monastery on the Isle of Bute, Scotland. His feast day is 11 April.
Saint Grimonia was a 4th-century Irish virgin who was martyred in La Capelle, Picardy, France. The town is named after her chapel. Her feast day is 7 September.
Saint Augulus was a 3rd or 4th century bishop and martyr in a town called Augusta in Britain, or perhaps in Normandy. He was possibly Irish in origin. Little is known about him, but his feast day is given as 7 February.
Saint Munde was a Scottish abbot in Argyll, Scotland. There is some confusion between this saint and the much earlier Saint Fintan Munnu. His feast day is 15 April.
Saint Syra of Troyes was an Irish woman, sister of Saint Fiacre, who became a nun in France and died in Meaux but came to be venerated in Troyes. Her story has been conflated with that of a woman named Syria who died in Troyes in the 4th or 5th century. Her feast day is 8 June.
Saint Silaus of Lucca was an Irish bishop who died in Lucca, Tuscany, while returning from a pilgrimage. His feast day is 17 May.
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