Saint
Brendan of Clonfert or Bréanainn of Clonfert (c. 484 – c. 577)
(Irish: Naomh
Breandán;
Icelandic: Brandanus)
called "the Navigator", "the Voyager", or "the
Bold" is one of the early Irish monastic saints. He is chiefly
renowned for his legendary quest to the "Isle of the Blessed,"
also called Saint Brendan's Island. The Voyage
of Saint Brendan
could be called an immram
(Irish navigational story). He was one of the Twelve Apostles of
Ireland.
Saint
Brendan's feast day is celebrated on 16 May.
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