Clonard Abbey
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Clonard Abbey was an early medieval monastery situated on the River Boyne in Clonard, County Meath, Ireland.
Disused Anglican church at the monastic site of Clonard
The construction of the monastery in a stained glass window of the church of St. Finian in Clonard
Finnian of Clonard
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Finnian of Clonard – also Finian, Fionán or Fionnán in Irish; or Finianus and Finanus in its Latinised form (470–549) – was one of the early Irish monastic saints, who founded Clonard Abbey in modern-day County Meath. The Twelve Apostles of Ireland studied under him. Finnian of Clonard is considered one of the fathers of Irish monasticism.
Finnian and his pupils in a stained glass window at the Church of St. Finian in Clonard