ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN JUNE Saints celebrated on the 3rd of June WELCOME! SAINT KEVIN, ABBOT Saint Kevin (Koemgenus, Coemghen) was Abbot of Glendalough (Glindelacum) in Ireland. Born around the year 500, Coemghen was of a princely family from what is now the County of Wicklow in eastern Ireland (south of Dublin). His father Coemlugh (Coinlogha) was from the royal line of Leinster and its mother Coemella (Coenhella) from the family Dalmascoirb. The child's extraordinary beauty gave rise to the legend that he was baptised by an angel. Indeed, Saint Cronan, who was the one who did baptise him, said on the occasion that the baby should be called what he was, namely Coemghen i.e. "Fair born". STUDY AND SPIRITUAL EXERCISES He was taken to the monastery of Saint Eugenius, his uncle, the patron saint of Derry. Here he devoted himself to study and spiritual exercises. Here it was also where he was tempted to sin by a girl because of his stunning looks, but he steadfastly overc...