Saint Cellach of Glendalough
Irish saint (early Middle Ages)
About Saint Cellach of Glendalough
Saint Cellach or Ceallach was an early medieval saint associated with Glendalough in County Wicklow, Ireland.
Martyrology of Tallaght refers to him as a Saxon. He was a deacon, and lived to the southeast of Glendalough at a place called Disert-Cellaig which denotes a hermitage and implies that Cellach may have lived as a recluse. In the Irish life of Saint Kevin he is mentioned as having been ordered to go to Disert Cellaig as a penance 'for his vanity.' His feast day is 7 October.
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Irish saint (early Middle Ages)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Saint Cellach of Glendalough. https://biography.guide/saint-cellach-of-glendalough/
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