Brendan of Clonfert

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Brendan of Clonfert, also known as St. Brendan the Navigator, was a 6th-century Irish monk and legendary seafaring saint famed for his epic voyage in search of the "Isle of the Blessed."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian saint
Irish monk
abbot
legendary figure
navigator
alternativeName Brendan the Navigator
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Brendan the Voyager
Bréanainn of Clonfert
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Brénainn of Clonfert
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associatedWith Ardfert
Clonfert
County Kerry
birthDate c. 484
birthPlace County Kerry
Ireland
Munster
Tralee
centuryOfActivity 6th century
countryOfCitizenship Ireland
deathDate c. 577
educatedBy Erc of Slane
Finnian of Clonard
Ita of Killeedy
feastDay 16 May
founded Clonfert Monastery
monastery at Annaghdown
monastery at Ardfert
monastery at Clonfert in County Galway
monastery at Inishdadroum
givenName Brendan
hasLegend voyage across the Atlantic Ocean
honorificPrefix Saint
influenced Irish hagiography
medieval voyage literature
languageOfWorkOrName Irish
Latin
notableFor early medieval Irish seafaring legend
legendary sea voyage in search of the Isle of the Blessed
notableWork Navigatio Sancti Brendani Abbatis
Voyage of Saint Brendan
patronage boatmen
sailors
seafarers
travelers
positionHeld abbot of Clonfert
religion Christianity
religiousOrder Celtic monasticism
veneratedIn Anglican Communion
Eastern Orthodox Church
Lutheran Church
linked to: Lutheranism

Roman Catholic Church
linked to: Roman Catholicism

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St. Brendan the Navigator hasTitle Brendan of Clonfert
St. Brendan the Navigator hasTitle Brendan the Navigator
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Brénainn associatedWith Saint Brendan of Clonfert
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Brénainn notableBearer Brénainn of Clonfert
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Brendan mainCharacter Saint Brendan the Navigator
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Brendan featuresCharacter Saint Brendan
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Brendan hasTitleCharacter Saint Brendan
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Brendan about Saint Brendan the Navigator
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Voyage of Saint Brendan hasMainCharacter Saint Brendan the Navigator
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Voyage of Saint Brendan featuresCharacter Saint Brendan of Clonfert
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Clonfert Monastery foundedBy Saint Brendan the Navigator
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Clonfert Monastery foundedBy Saint Brendan of Clonfert
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Clonfert Monastery associatedSaint Saint Brendan the Navigator
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Clonfert Monastery dedicatedTo Saint Brendan
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Brendan of Clonfert alternativeName Brendan the Navigator
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Brendan of Clonfert alternativeName Brénainn of Clonfert
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Brendan of Clonfert alternativeName Bréanainn of Clonfert
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Tralee associatedWith Saint Brendan the Navigator
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Clonfert associatedWithSaint St Brendan of Clonfert
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