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Damhnad of Tedavnet

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About Damhnad of Tedavnet

Damhnad of Tedavnet was a nun.

Saint Damnat (; also known as Davnet or Dymphna) was a nun who seems to have lived and died at Tydavnet (from Tech nDamnat, meaning "House of Damnat") at Sliabh Beagh, County Monaghan, Ireland. Tradition speaks of Saint Damnat as a virgin and the founder of a church or monastery, which is generally considered to have been located in the graveyard of the current village Catholic church. A bachall (staff) said to have belonged to her has been preserved; in the past, it was used as a lie detector. It is now in the National Museum of Ireland in Dublin.

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Important facts

Occupation
Nun
Also known as
Davnet, Damhnad, Damnat, Dymphna, Dima, Deema

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Who was Damhnad of Tedavnet?

Irish saint

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Damhnad of Tedavnet was a nun.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Damhnad of Tedavnet

· Wikidata: Q139567016

· DBpedia: Damnat

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