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Title: Saint Finbar
Post by: CyrilSebastian on March 05, 2020, 09:55:21 PM
Saint Finbar (c. 550-623) was a Bishop of Cork and an abbot of a monastery in what is now Cork city, Ireland.       
He was originally named Lochan. He resided in Templemartin, near Brandon.


Title: Re: Saint Finbar
Post by: Shin on March 05, 2020, 10:15:17 PM
S. Finbar, ora pro nobis!


Title: Re: Saint Finbar
Post by: CyrilSebastian on March 06, 2021, 04:46:26 PM
Finbar went on a pilgrimage to Rome with some of the monks.   
On completion of his education he returned home.   
He is reputed to have built small churches in various places.


Title: Re: Saint Finbar
Post by: CyrilSebastian on September 27, 2021, 07:46:52 PM
Saint Finbar built one church in Ballineadig, County Cork. The church was called Cella na Cluaine.


Title: Re: Saint Finbar
Post by: CyrilSebastian on October 05, 2022, 07:00:30 PM
Saint Finbar's feast day is September 25.


Title: Re: Saint Finbar
Post by: CyrilSebastian on May 16, 2024, 07:06:04 PM
The church and monastery Finbar founded in 1606 were on a limestone cliff above the River Lee.   
It continued to be the site of the cathedral of his diocese.


Title: Re: Saint Finbar
Post by: Shin on May 19, 2024, 03:47:08 AM
S. Finbar ora pro nobis!  :D


Title: Re: Saint Finbar
Post by: CyrilSebastian on October 23, 2025, 06:41:58 PM
The original cathedral of the Diocese of Charleston, South Carolina was named in honor of St. Finbar 
and remained standing until the Great Fire of Charleston during the Civil War.