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  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 17th of February WELCOME! SAINT LOMAN, BISHOP OF TRIM [ Saint Loman (Lommán mac Dalláin) was] Bishop of Trim in Ireland, nephew of  Saint Patrick , was remarkable as being the first placed over an Irish see by the Apostle of Ireland. This was in the year 433. Saint Loman had converted both Fortchern, the Prince of Trim (grandson of Laeghaire, King of Meath), and his father Foidilmid, and was given Trim for an episcopal see. Some say that he was a bishop before he came to Ireland, but this seems unlikely, as he would not accept a gift of Trim unless Saint Patrick came to ratify it, and it is expressly stated in the "Tripartite Life", as also by Tirechan, that he was only a simple priest, but consecrated by Saint Patrick for Trim. Saint Loman did not long survive his promotion to the episcopate, and after a brief visit to his brother Broccaid at Emlach Ech in Connacht, he resigned his see to his princely conver...

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN FEBRUARY   Saints celebrated on the 17th of February WELCOME! SAINT LOMAN, BISHOP IN IRELAND, CONFESSOR  The hagiographer Jocelin calls  Saint Loman (or Luman) a nephew of  Saint Patrick , by a sister. He was at least a disciple of that saint, and first bishop of Trim, in Meath.  Port-Loman, a town belonging to the Nugents in Westmeath, takes its name from him, and honours his memory with singular veneration.  THE CONVERSION OF ST FORCHERNE Saint Forcherne, son of the lord of that territory, was baptised by St Loman, succeeded him in the bishopric of Trim. St Forcherne is honoured among the saints in Ireland, both on this same day and on October 11.  From Fr Butler's Lives of the Saints PRAYER: Grant, we beseech you, almighty God, that the venerable feast of Loman, your blessed bishop, may increase our devotion and promote our salvation. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity...