Cainnear
Irish saint
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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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Cainnear. https://biography.guide/cainnear/
MLA: "Cainnear." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/cainnear/.
Chicago: "Cainnear." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/cainnear/.
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