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Kevin, St
Kevin, St (d. c.618), founder and abbot of the monastic settlement Glendalough in County Wicklow. One later legend associates him with a blackbird, which is said to have laid one of her eggs on his outstretched hands while he was at prayer; Kevin remained in the same position until the egg had hatched. His feast day is 3 June.
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Kevin, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Kevin, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-KevinSt.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "Kevin, St." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-KevinSt.html |
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Kevin, St
Kevin, St (d. 618), also ‘Coemgen’, the founder and abbot of Glendalough in Co. Wicklow, which became one of the chief centres of pilgrimage in Ireland. The sources for his life are late and untrustworthy. Feast day, 3 June.
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E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Kevin, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Kevin, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-KevinSt.html E. A. LIVINGSTONE. "Kevin, St." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church. 2000. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O95-KevinSt.html |
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