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Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Cormac of Cashel Late 19Th Century By Clayton And Bell London LeftMost Window North Wall Baptistry Christ Church Cathedral High Street Dublin County Dublin Ireland Photographed On 26 September 2012 By Andreas F Borchert
Detail of A Stained Glass Window of Saint Cormac of Cashel Late 19Th Century By Clayton And Bell London LeftMost Window North Wall Baptistry Christ Church Cathedral High Street Dublin County Dublin Ireland Photographed On 26 September 2012 By Andreas F Borchert

Saint Cormac of Cashel

Saint
Pre-Congregation

Feast Day

September 14

Canonized

Pre-Congregation

Biography

Saint Cormac of Cashel, also known as Saint Cormac mac Cuilennáin, was an influential figure in Irish Catholicism during the early medieval period. He is revered as the first bishop of Cashel, Ireland, and is often celebrated as a close friend and contemporary of Saint Columba of Iona. Born in 836, Cormac was of royal descent, the son of Cuilennán, who was the King of Munster....