St. Brendan, Abbot of Clonfert, the Navigator. Icons. 16th May

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Fr. Nivard, ocso, has his Cistercian profession name. His Baptismal first name is Brendan. And remembered him at the Mass on 16th May.

Icons of St. Brendan, abbot   http://www.allmercifulsavior.com/icons/Icons-Brendan.htm Back to WESTERN SAINTS ICONS Saint of the day: 16th May Saint Brendan the Navigator Abbot. St Brendan was probably born near Tralee in around 486. He was fostered by St Ita at Kileedy and Erc, bishop of Kerry. He became a monk and later abbot. Many landmarks in the west of Ireland are named after him including Mount Brandon in the Dingle peninsula. He founded several monasteries including Clonfert in 559, Annadown in Galway, Inishadroum, Co Clare, and Ardfert Co Kerry. Like many of his contemporaries he was a great traveller. St Brendan is said to have visited Columba at Hinba in Argyle. Other accounts say he founded a Scottish monastery, became abbot of Llancarven in Wales, and went Brittany with St Malo. Much of what we know about him today is based on the Navigation of St Brendan, an eighth century chronicle which transformed the historical seafaring abbot into a mythical adventurer who accomplished incredible exploits. One story tells of a sea voyage with a band of monks across the Atlantic to an island - a beautiful Land of Promise. For a long time historians thought this was just fantasy, but in 1976-7 an expedition which studied the account in detail, demonstrated that it was quite possible for the monks to have reached North America. A book, The Brendan Voyages, describes their journey. (ICN - Independent Catholic News). The above image is a thumbnail. Click it to see greater detail.     Icons of St. Brendan the Navigator, Founder of Clonfert Abbey, Father of 3,000 Monks, Patron of Sailors Feast Day: May 16 Top Icon: by the hand of Mother Justina, Greek Old Calendarist convent of St. Elizabeth, Etna, California, by permission.  Next Icon: of unknown provenance, from the Orthodox Okie blog of Russian Orthodox Christian Aristibule Adam, to whom our thanks.  Next Icon: by the hand of Protodeacon Pol (Hommes), of the Monastery of the Mother of God, Joy of All Who Sorrow, Diksmuide, Belgium, by gracious permission of Abbot Thomas.  Next Icon:  by the hand of Brendan Kulp.  Next Icon: Iconographer unknown, but this icon appears to have been the prototype of the previous one. Next Icon:  From Come and See Icons, with gratitude to Fr. Ambrose (Moone) Next Icon:  Produced at Holy Cross Hermitage in West Virginia, Russian Orthodox Church Outside Russia Bottom-most icon:  of unknown provenance, sketch published in the St. Herman Calendar for 2001.  A note on the icon graphics we host on this site, including the above icon:  St. John Cassian Press does not "carry," i.e., reproduce, sell, or stock these icons. Those who wish to acquire icons should contact the icon's producer / distributor, if shown; otherwise, an icon maker or distributor should be contacted (a cursory list appears on the main Icons page).