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Cainnear

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About Cainnear

Saint Cainnear (Cainder, Cannera) was an obscure Irish 6th-century saint mentioned in the life of Saint Moluag. Described as the "foundress of Cluain Cláraid", she was a first cousin of Brendan of Clonfert who healed her of muteness when she was sixteen years old. Little else is known about her except that she later became a nun and the foundress of a nunnery at Cluain Claraid of unknown locality.

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Cainnear

· Wikidata: Q117354683

· DBpedia: Cainnear (saint)

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