RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Saint Fiacre

607 - 668

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Fiacre (Irish: Fiachra, Latin: Fiacrius) is the name of three different Irish saints, the most famous of which is Fiacre of Breuil (c. AD 600 – 18 August 670), the priest, abbot, hermit, and gardener of the seventh century who was famous for his sanctity and skill in curing infirmities. He emigrated from his native Ireland to France, where he constructed for himself a hermitage together with a vegetable and herb garden, oratory, and hospice for travellers. He is the patron saint of gardeners. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Saint Fiacre is the 1,294th most popular religious figure (down from 1,293rd in 2019), the 83rd most popular biography from Ireland (down from 75th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Irish Religious Figure.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Saint Fiacre ranks 1,294 out of 3,187Before him are Ahmad al-Badawi, Tola, Najm al-Din Kubra, Eusebius of Vercelli, Ercole Consalvi, and Stachys the Apostle. After him are Maurice de Sully, Merytre-Hatshepsut, Balthasar Hubmaier, Wasil ibn Ata, Umm Ayman, and Marcabru.

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Among people born in 607, Saint Fiacre ranks 3Before him are Jabir ibn Abd Allah, and Ildefonsus. After him is Gyebaek. Among people deceased in 668, Saint Fiacre ranks 2Before him is Constans II. After him is Judoc.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Saint Fiacre ranks 83 out of 549Before him are Brenda Fricker (1945), Bob Geldof (1951), Sheridan Le Fanu (1814), Richard Cantillon (1680), Mary Jane Kelly (1863), and Thomas Moore (1779). After him are Seán Brady (1939), Patrick Ryan (1881), Caitriona Balfe (1979), George Johnstone Stoney (1826), Brian Boru (941), and Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie (1810).

Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In Ireland

Among religious figures born in Ireland, Saint Fiacre ranks 6Before him are Brigid of Kildare (451), Kevin Farrell (1947), Columbanus (540), Columba (521), and Mary Jane Kelly (1863). After him are Seán Brady (1939), Dymphna (700), Saint Kilian (640), Kevin of Glendalough (498), Coloman of Stockerau (1000), and Adomnán (624).