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Hierarch · 7th century

Saint Finan of Lindisfarne

Also known as Finan of Lindisfarne · Finan the Bishop

An Irish monk of Iona who succeeded Saint Aidan as bishop of Lindisfarne, advancing the conversion of the English and reposing in 661.

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Pre-schism Western saint of the Celtic tradition; details limited in the OCA listing.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Feb 17