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Cainnear (saint)

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Saint Cainnear or Cannera of Cluain Claraidh
Bornunknown
Diedc. 5th/6th century AD
Cluain Claraidh (unknown location)
Venerated inCatholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church[citation needed]

Saint Cainnear (Cainder, Cannera) was the name of an obscure Irish saint mentioned in the life of St. Moluag. Described as the "foundress of Cluain Cláraid", she was a first cousin of Brendan of Clonfert who healed her of muteness when she was sixteen years old.[1] Little else is known about her except that she later became a nun and the foundress of a nunnery at Cluain Claraid of unknown locality.[1]

She is not to be confused with the more famous St. Cainnear of Bantry and Scattery Island.[1][2]

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  1. ^ a b c "Cainner (Cannera)". www.dib.ie. Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 2023-03-17.
  2. ^ "Saints in Scottish Place-Names - Cainner Chráibdech". saintsplaces.gla.ac.uk. Retrieved 2023-03-17.