Fintán of Taghmon

Saint Fintán
BornIreland
Died635
Venerated inCatholic Church
Church of Ireland
Eastern Orthodox Church
Feast21 October
InfluencesAbbot Sinell at Cluain-inis

Saint Fintán, or Munnu (died 635) is one of the saints of Ireland and Britain who served in Ireland and Scotland, being the founder and abbot of the abbey at Teach-Mhunn (The House of Saint Munn), where his bed may be visited and is a pilgrimage site; today Taghmon is in the County Wexford, in the province of Leinster, Ireland. In Scotland, he is venerated as the patron saint of Clan Campbell.

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