St Goban
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Saint Goban also known as Gobhnena and as Goibhenn of Tigh Scuithin, was an Irish
Benedictine
monk
who served in Tascaffin, County Limerick
, Ireland
. Little else is known of Goban. He is believed to be the St. Goban, known as Gobban of Old Leighlin
, mentioned in the life of St Laserian as his brother and abbey
of Old Leighlin monastery, while some sources claim later should be identified with St Gobban, who is commemorated in the Martyrology of Oengus on 6 December. His feast day is 23 May.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
Benedictine
Benedictine
Benedictine refers to the spirituality and consecrated life in accordance with the Rule of St Benedict, written by Benedict of Nursia in the sixth century for the cenobitic communities he founded in central Italy. The most notable of these is Monte Cassino, the first monastery founded by Benedict...
monk
Monk
A monk is a person who practices religious asceticism, living either alone or with any number of monks, while always maintaining some degree of physical separation from those not sharing the same purpose...
who served in Tascaffin, County Limerick
County Limerick
It is thought that humans had established themselves in the Lough Gur area of the county as early as 3000 BC, while megalithic remains found at Duntryleague date back further to 3500 BC...
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
. Little else is known of Goban. He is believed to be the St. Goban, known as Gobban of Old Leighlin
Old Leighlin
Old Leighlin is a small town in County Carlow, Ireland, 3.5 km west of Leighlinbridge. The site was at one time one of the foremost monastic houses in Leinster, with 1500 monks in residence...
, mentioned in the life of St Laserian as his brother and abbey
Abbey
An abbey is a Catholic monastery or convent, under the authority of an Abbot or an Abbess, who serves as the spiritual father or mother of the community.The term can also refer to an establishment which has long ceased to function as an abbey,...
of Old Leighlin monastery, while some sources claim later should be identified with St Gobban, who is commemorated in the Martyrology of Oengus on 6 December. His feast day is 23 May.
Sources
- 23 May St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Washington, D.C. "Saints of the Day"
- St. Goban profile at "Saints Index" from Catholic Online
- St. Laserian on "Saints Index", ibid.