WELCOME! KILLENUS, ABBOT OF IONA Killenus ( July 3 ), Abbot of Hy (Hia, Ia) [Iona], is not to be confused with Saint Kellenus or Mochellus , who are listed under March 26 . Kelly * refers to him simply as Cilline Ab. Iae (Iona). Gorman * calls him Kellenus Droichtheach and states that he was a chaste and distinguished warrior who died in the year 747. However, as there is no firm evidence of his veneration, the Bollandists * have included him only among their Praetermissi (those omitted from the main calendar) (I. 631). (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 3, Augsburg, 1869, p. 617) *A hagiography source used by the authors Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Killenus 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...