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SAINT MUCINUS OF MOYNI, MONK - 4 MARCH

  ALL SAINTS CELEBRATED IN MARCH Saints celebrated on the 4th of March WELCOME! SAINT MUCINUS OF MOYNI, MONK ⬅️ Litany of the Irish Saints Saint Mucinus, a monk, is found in the Irish Martyrology of Kelly * with the addition of Maighin or Magin , now called Moyni - a church in the Diocese of Killala, where accordingly his memory is particularly well preserved.  A (much later) life story of  St Patrick (Patritius) mentions St Mucinus at the founding of the Church of Donaghmore in Tyrawley. He is also spelled Muccinus, Muchinus and Muena. He was, according to Kelly * (p. 82) a disciple of St Patrick, whom he assisted in the conversion of Connaught. (Information from Stadler's Complete Encyclopedia of Saints, Volume 4, Augsburg, 1875, p. 501) *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 Mucinus may increase our devotion ...