13th March - Saint Gerald of Mayo - Independent Catholic News

13th March - Saint Gerald of Mayo - Independent Catholic News: Abbot. St Gerald was an Englishman who became a monk at Lindisfarne in the 8th century. He then travelled to Inishbofin in Galway with St Colman of Lindisfarne and was later made abbot of the English part of the monastery at Mayo. The community became known as the Mayo of the Saxons. It flourished and was known as a great centre of study.

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