ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS NOVEMBER 9

ENGLISH SPEAKING SAINTS NOVEMBER 9 St. Benignus, 466 A.D. Bishop of Ireland, the son of Sechnaa, the psalm singer of St, Patrick. Sechnan was a chief in Meath, Ireland, converted by St. Patrick. Benignus became a disciple of St. Patrick and succeeded him as the chief bishop of Ireland. He converted the Irish in Clare, Kerry, and Connaught. Benignus served as the superior of an abbey at Drumlease, erected by St. Patrick. St. Pabo, 510 A.D. Early Scottish founder of a monastery on the island of Anglesey. He was originally a warrior and perhaps the son of a Scottish or Pictish chieftain who gave up his life of combat and embarked on a spiritual life.