About Máel Dub
Lived 600 – 675. Máel Dub was a monk.
Máel Dub (the Gaelic name Máel meaning "disciple" and Dub being a byname, "dark"; Latinized as Maildubus, anglicized as Maildulf and other variants) was a Saint and reputed Irish monk of the 7th century, said to have founded a monastic house at Malmesbury, England.
It was implied by Bede that the monastery was said to have been named after him (HE 5.18, the monastery "which they call the monastery of Máel Dub" [quod Maildubi Urbem nuncupant]).
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Who was Máel Dub?
Reputed Irish monk of the 7th century
When was Máel Dub born?
Máel Dub was born in 600.
When did Máel Dub die?
Máel Dub died in 675.
What was Máel Dub's occupation?
Máel Dub was a monk.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Máel Dub. https://biography.guide/mael-dub/
MLA: "Máel Dub." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/mael-dub/.
Chicago: "Máel Dub." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/mael-dub/.
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