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Foillan

Saint Foillan (Faélán, Faolán, Foélán, French: Feuillen) is an Irish saint of the seventh century.

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Music, Veneration & Mission to East Anglia

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Attributes
Represented with a crown at his feet to show that he despised the honours of the world
Born
Ireland
Died
seventh century Sonian Forest, Belgium
Feast
31 October (Diocese of Namur); 5 November (Dioceses of Mechelen and Tournai)
Patronage
Fosses; truss-makers, dentists, surgeons, and children's nurses.
Venerated in
Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church

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Family

Mission to East Anglia

Abbot of Cnobheresburg

At Péronne and Nivelles

Foundation of Fosses, and martyrdom

Veneration

Musician

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Foillan

Nodes53
Edges52
Triples153
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.037736
Components1

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Foillan

Top relations

related to Veneration · 29
Foillan → Abbot, As, Belgium, Bonne-Esperance, Charleroi, Diocese, Erchinoald, Fosses, Fosses-la-Ville, Frankish, Harvengt, He, In, Irish, It, Lagny, Le Roeulx, Mayor, Mechelen, Namur
related to Musician · 22
Foillan → About, According, Brabant, Dublin, Fosse, Fursey, Gertrude, Gratten Flood, History, Irish, Irish Music, Liege, Mayor, Nivelle, Palace, Patron, Pepin, Perrone, St, These
related to At Péronne and Nivelles · 20
Foillan → As, Belgium, But, Duke Pepin, Erchinoald, Fursa, Gertrude, Gertrude's, Grimoald, He, Iduberg, Irish, Itta, King Clovis II, Mayor, Nivelles, Palace, Péronne, Saint, St
related to Mission to East Anglia · 20
Foillan → British, Burgh Castle, Cnobheresburg, Dicuill, East Anglia, From, Fursa, Gariannonum, Gobán, Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum, King Sigeberht, Kingdom, Norfolk, Roman, Suffolk, The, There, Ultan, Venerable Bede, Vita Sancti Fursei
related to Family · 18
Foillan → Aed Finn, Bollandist, Certain Latin Lives, Christian, Connacht, Echach, Finlog, Fintan, Foillan's, Fursa, Fursey, Fursey's, Gelges, He, King, Mag Murthemni, Momonia, Saints Ultan
related to Abbot of Cnobheresburg · 17
Foillan → At, Bede, Cnobheresburg, East Anglia, East Anglian, Fursa, Gaul, Macerias, Mézerolles, Neither, Ponthieu, Seized, The Catholic Encyclopedia, This, Transitus Fursei, Ultan, Virtutes Fursei
related to Foundation of Fosses, and martyrdom · 15
Foillan → After, Foillan's, Fosses-la-Ville, Gertrude, In, Itta, Mass, Namur, Nivelles, Saint Quentin, Sonian Forest, St, The, They, Through
related to External links · 6
Foillan → Anglo-Saxon EnglandSaint, Day, FoillanPatron Saints, Foillán, October, Prosopography
Attributes · 1
Foillan → Represented with a crown at his feet to show that he despised the honours of the world
Born · 1
Foillan → Ireland

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fursa monastery nivelles east anglia st saint fosses ultan itta gertrude century péronne fosses-la-ville brother king went irish cnobheresburg seventh

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
FoillanAttributesRepresented with a crown at his feet to show that he despised the honours of the world1.00infobox
FoillanBornIreland1.00infobox
FoillanDiedseventh century Sonian Forest, Belgium1.00infobox
FoillanFeast31 October (Diocese of Namur); 5 November (Dioceses of Mechelen and Tournai)1.00infobox
FoillanPatronageFosses; truss-makers, dentists, surgeons, and children's nurses.1.00infobox
FoillanVenerated inRoman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church1.00infobox
Foillanrelated to Abbot of CnobheresburgSeized0.60section
Foillanrelated to Abbot of CnobheresburgFursa0.60section
Foillanrelated to Abbot of CnobheresburgCnobheresburg0.60section
Foillanrelated to Abbot of CnobheresburgUltan0.60section
Foillanrelated to Abbot of CnobheresburgEast Anglian0.60section
Foillanrelated to Abbot of CnobheresburgAt0.60section

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