ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN APRIL Saints celebrated on the 30th of April WELCOME! SAINT FORANNAN, BISHOP Born into an old noble family in Ireland around 910, excellently educated and trained, Saint Forannan (Forannanus) distinguished himself so much in humility and purity of spirit, in love for the poor and afflicted, in generous forgiveness, in strict vigilance against all enemies of his salvation, and in contempt for all goods, all pleasures, and all honours of the world, that he was elevated to the episcopal dignity. He received the bishopric of Domnachmor , by which many understand Armagh . But since he was as enlightened as he was humble and alienated from all attachment to the world, he saw his heavy office as a burden beyond his strength and, out of tenderness of conscience and after fervent prayer to God for higher enlightenment and knowledge of his will, he laid it down. Not long after he left his homeland with twelve companions, and in the absence of a ship, crossed over ...