Christian feast days: Cainnech of Aghaboe

Cainnech of Aghaboe

Irish abbot and saint (c. 515 – 600)

Cainnech of Aghaboe (515/16–600), also known as Saint Canice in Ireland, Saint Kenneth in Scotland, Saint Kenny and in Latin Sanctus Canicus, was an Irish abbot, monastic founder, priest and missionary during the early medieval period. Cainnech is one of the Twelve Apostles of…