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Cainnear (saint)

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Irish saint
Saint Cainnear or Cannera of Cluain Claraidh
Bornunknown
Diedc. 5th/6th century AD
Cluain Claraidh (unknown location)
Venerated inCatholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church

Saint Cainnear (Cainder, Cannera) was the name of an obscure Irish saint mentioned in the life of St. Moluag. Described as the "foundress of Cluain Cláraid", she was a first cousin of Brendan of Clonfert who healed her of muteness when she was sixteen years old. Little else is known about her except that she later became a nun and the foundress of a nunnery at Cluain Claraid of unknown locality.

She is not to be confused with the more famous St. Cainnear of Bantry and Scattery Island.

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References

  1. ^ "Cainner (Cannera)". www.dib.ie. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  2. "Saints in Scottish Place-Names - Cainner Chráibdech". saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
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