Gaimdibhla
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Gaimdibhla, Abbot
of Aran
, died 755.
Gaimdibhla is one of the few attested successors of Enda of Aran
. Nothing is known of Gaimdibhla's life or background.
Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
of Aran
Aran
- Places :* The Aran Islands across the mouth of Galway Bay, Ireland or the largest island in that group** The Irish Earls of Arran take their title from the Aran Islands* Aran Fawddwy, a mountain in north Wales* Aran , in France...
, died 755.
Gaimdibhla is one of the few attested successors of Enda of Aran
Enda of Aran
Saint Enda of Aran is an Irish saint in the Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is March 21.-Overview:...
. Nothing is known of Gaimdibhla's life or background.
External links
- http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/T100005A.html
- Catholic Encyclopedia 1908: "The Monastic School of Aran"
- Rev. Clifford Stevens, The One Year Book of Saints "St. Enda"