SAINT CANNICUS, ABBOT - 11 OCTOBER

 

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SAINT CANNICUS, ABBOT

Saint Cannicus (Canicus, Caynicus)[Canice, Kenneth,

Kenny] was an abbot of the monastery of Kilkenny (Fanum Cannici) or Achadh-Bo [Aghaboe] in Ireland, a native Irishman. He died in A.D. 598 or 599. He is listed in the Roman Martyrology* as Canicus. When it says there that he was an abbot "in Scotia," it has already been remarked that in older works Scotia also designates Ireland.

(Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 1, Augsburg, 1858, p. 550)

*A hagiography source used by the authors 

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PRAYER:

Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Cannicus may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, God, for ever and ever. Amen.

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