Finbar of Cork
Saint Finbar, Finbarr, Finnbar, or Finnbarr, in Irish Fionnbharra, very often abbreviated to Barra, (c. 550–25 September 623) was Bishop of Cork and abbot of a monastery in what is now the city of Cork, Ireland. He is patron saint of the city and of the Diocese of Cork. His feast day is 25 September.
Finbar | |
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19th century Statue in the Cathedral of St Mary and St Anne, Cork City | |
| Bishop and Abbot | |
| Born | 550 Templemartin, north of Bandon, |
| Died | 623 Cellnaclona (Cloyne) in Ballineadig |
| Venerated in | Eastern Orthodox Church Roman Catholic Church |
| Major shrine | Gougane Barra, Saint Finbarre's Cathedral (Anglican cathedral, Cork) |
| Feast | 25 September |
| Patronage | Cork, Diocese of Cork |
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