St. Enda
March 21

Legend has him an Irishman noted for his military feats who was convinced by his sister to renounce his warring activities and marry. When he found his fiancee dead, he decided to become a and went on pilgrimage to Rome, where he was ordained. He returned to Ireland, built churches at Drogheda, and then secured from his brother-in-law King Oengus of Munster the island of Aran, where he built the monastery of Killeaney, from which ten other foundations on the island developed. With St. Finnian of Clonard, Enda is considered the founder on in Ireland. His is March 21.