TODAY'S SAINT: SEPT. 12: ST. AILBHE

St. AilbheSeptember 12
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St. Ailbhe was a Bishop and preacher, of Ireland. He was a follower St. Patrick, and is called Albeus in some records. He was a missionary in Ireland, probably sponsored by King Aengus of Munster. He was the first bishop of Emily in Munster, Ireland. There is a legend that he was left in the woods as an infant and suckled by a wolf.


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