Sainte ORANNE, Irlandaise, missionnaire en Sarre et en Moselle (VIème siècle )
St. Hernan of Brittany
Born in Britain; died 6th century. During the Anglo-Saxon conquest of Britain, Saint Hernan sought refuge in Brittany. There he lived in solitude at a place now named for him, Loc-Harn. He is the patron of that village
St. Hernan
Hermit and patron saint of Loc Horn, in Brittany, France. Hernan was a Briton who fled his homeland when the Anglo Saxons conquered the area.
Troparion of St Hernan tone 8
Devoting thy life to prayer and fasting, O Father Hernan,/ thou hast
bequeathed to us a legacy of Orthodox asceticism./ Pray to Christ our
God that we may be granted grace to emulate thy labours, O Saint,/ and receive the reward of the blessed.
Saint MERINUS (MERRYN, MEADHRAN), disciple de saint Comgall d'Irlande (vers 620).
Died 620. Saint Mirin, a contemporary of Saint Columba, was a disciple of Saint Comgall at Bangor (County Down). He had a powerful influence in the area of Strathclyde, south of Glasgow, Scotland. There he founded and was abbot of Paisley abbey, where he died and was buried. His shrine became a pilgrimage centre. Mirin is venerated by both Protestants and Catholics in both Ireland and Scotland, where there is a chapel dedicated to him among the ruins of Inch Murryn, the largest island in Loch Lomond.
He is also patron of the British football club called Saint Mirren's of Paisley
Troparion of St Merryn tone 4
As a bishop thou wast an icon of Christ, O holy Merryn,/ and by thy
godly life thou didst win many souls for Him./ Pray for us too that we
may be numbered among the elect
On September 16, the Irish calendars commemorate Saint Laisren of Mundrehid
Among the saints commemorated on the Irish calendars on September 16 is Saint Criotán of the County Down monastery of Bangor.
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