Saint Díchu mac Trichim was the first convert of
Saint Patrick
Saint Patrick (; or ; ) was a fifth-century Romano-British culture, Romano-British Christian missionary and Archbishop of Armagh, bishop in Gaelic Ireland, Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Irelan ...
in
Ireland
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. His feast is noted in the ''
Martyrology of Donegal
A martyrology is a catalogue or list of martyrs and other saints and beati arranged in the calendar order of their anniversaries or feasts. Local martyrologies record exclusively the custom of a particular Church. Local lists were enriched by na ...
'' as "Diochu of
Sabhall", under date of 29 April.
See also
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References
5th-century Christian saints
Medieval Irish saints
5th-century Irish people
People from County Down
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