Brendan

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• The Voyage of Saint Brendan Aug 16, 2025

  

  In the sixth century after Christ, when Ireland was known throughout the world as the Land of Saints and Scholars, there lived a monk named Brendan who would become one of the most famous travelers in all of Christian legend. Brendan was the abbot of a great monastery at Clonfert, beloved by his monks for his wisdom, his kindness, and his unshakeable faith in God’s goodness.

  Brendan was called “the Navigator” because of his skill at sailing and his knowledge of the seas around Ireland. He had established monasteries on many islands off the Irish coast, traveling fearlessly across dangerous waters to bring the Gospel to remote places where no priest had ever set foot.