Saul Monastery

Saul Monastery
Sabhall Phádraig
Location within County Down
Saul Monastery (Northern Ireland)
Saul Monastery (island of Ireland)
Monastery information
Other namesSabhull Padraig; Sabhul Padruic; Sepulturam Patricii; Baile itá Saball; an Sabhall; Horreum Patricii
OrderCeltic monasticism
Canons Regular of Saint Augustine
EstablishedAD 432
Disestablished1542
DioceseDown and Connor
People
Founder(s)Saint Patrick
Architecture
Statusruined
StyleCeltic monastic
Site
LocationSaul, County Down
Coordinates54°20′36″N 5°40′47″W / 54.3434135744318°N 5.679692237450665°W / 54.3434135744318; -5.679692237450665
Visible remainsruined church, mortuary house, cross slabs
Public accessYes

Saul Monastery is a former Christian monastery located in County Down, Northern Ireland. It is traditionally associated with the 5th-century Saint Patrick, who is said to have founded it shortly after arriving in Ireland, and having died there at the end of his missionary work.