Saint Aidan
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Saint Aidan may refer to:
- Aidan of LindisfarneAidan of LindisfarneKnown as Saint Aidan of Lindisfarne, Aidan the Apostle of Northumbria , was the founder and first bishop of the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne in England. A Christian missionary, he is credited with restoring Christianity to Northumbria. Aidan is the Anglicised form of the original Old...
, the Apostle of Northumbria (died 651), founder and first bishop of the monastery on the island of Lindisfarne in England - Aedan of FernsAedan of FernsSaint Máedóc , also known as Áedan, was a saint in Irish tradition, founder and first bishop of Ferns and a patron of other churches, such as Rossinver and Drumlane .-Background:...
(550–632), early bishop of Ferns, in Ireland