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Maedoc, of Ferns, Saint, -approximately 626

LC control no.no 98103515
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Personal name headingMaedoc, of Ferns, Saint, -approximately 626
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Variant(s)Aedhan, of Ferns, Saint, -approximately 626
Aiden, of Ferns, Saint, -approximately 626
Maedog, of Ferns, Saint, -approximately 626
Maidoc, of Ferns, Saint, -approximately 626
Mogue, of Ferns, Saint, -approximately 626
Madoc, of Ferns, Saint, -approximately 626
Aidan, of Ferns, Saint, -approximately 626
Aeddan, of Ferns, Saint, -approximately 626
Aidanus, of Ferns, Saint, -approximately 626
Edanus, of Ferns, Saint, -approximately 626
Aodhán, of Ferns, Saint, -approximately 626
Aodhán, Fhearna, Naomh, -approximately 626
Aeddan, o Ddinas Gwernin, Sant, -approximately 626
Maedoc, of Ferns, Saint, d. ca. 626
Associated countryIreland
Birth date550~
Death date632~
Special noteNot the be confused with St. Aidan of Lindisfarne
Found inSt. Maedoc, c1970.
Oxford dict. of saints, 1992 (Maedoc, d. 626, bishop of Ferns)
Biog. dict. of the Saints (Aedhan (Maedog, Mogue), the elder, Bp., C. of Ferns, Ireland, b. Wales; d. about 625)
Dict. of Christian biography, 1882 (Maidoc, St., i.e. Aeddan Foeddog, St. Aidus, 1st Bishop of Ferns)
Power, C. Saint Aidan of Ferns, 2023: cover (Sant Aeddan o Ddinas Gwernin ; Naomh Aodhán Fhearna) p. 7 (born approximately 520 to 550 A.D.) p. 17 (on 31 January between 620 and 632 (accounts vary) Aidan is recorded as dying aged 71)
Catholic Online WWW site, viewed 8 January 2024 (St. Aidan of Ferns ; also known as Saint Aidan (Irish: Áedan; Welsh: Aeddan; Latin: Aidanus and Edanus), Saint Madoc or Saint Mogue ; Bishop and missionary ; born in Inisbrefny, in County Cavan, circa 550 ; died on 31 January 632 on Lough Melvin's shore in County Leitrim)