I chose today's saint, Kieran, because he was ordained by Saint Patrick. He was a convert to Christianity and made a pilgrimage to Rome. He was the first bishop of Ossory, Ireland and is the patron of that diocese. He was the founder of Saighir monastery. There are several healing wells that are named for Kieran. He died around the year 530 of natural causes.
His name means little dark one; dark prince; dark haired one.
It makes me thinks of how extremely different his pilgrimage from Ireland to Rome was than any pilgrimage I have take or will take. That is a true pilgrimage!
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