Saints celebrated on the 4th of June
ROGER O'DONELLAN, PRIEST AND MARTYR
Rogerius, with the surname Donellan, [Roger O'Donnellan], Charles Goran [Cahill McGoran], Petrus Goillan [Peter McQuillan], Patricius Kenna [Patrick O'Kenna], Johannes Pellin [James Pillan], and another Rogerius, named Haula [Roger O'Hanlon] died the martyr's death, as stated by Hueber*, in A.D. 1582 at Dublin under the cruel Queen Elizabeth. All of these holy martyrs belonged to the Franciscan Order.
(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 5, Augsburg, 1882)
*A hagiography source used by the authors
Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations
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