ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JANUARY Saints celebrated on the 1st of January SAINT ERNAN, ABBOT Saint Ernan (Ernanus) was a disciple of Saint Columba , apostle of the Picts and Scots. Some time later, Ernan was elected abbot of the monastery of Druim, and concluded his holy life around the year 640. (Buc.) (Information from Stadler 's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 2, Augsburg, 1861, p. 86) Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints - Sources and Abbreviations PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Saint Ernan 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. Sources of these articles (in the original German): books.google.co.uk, de-academic.com, zeno.org, openlibrary.org