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Abban the Hermit, Saint

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An Irishman who lived at Abingdon, England, before St. Patrick's lifetime

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Though he lived in Abingdon (England), he was certainly an Irishman. He is commemorated on 13 May, though the year of his death is not definitely known. He was undoubtedly pre-Patrician.

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APA citation. Grattan-Flood, W. (1907). St. Abban the Hermit. In The Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01007b.htm

MLA citation. Grattan-Flood, William. "St. Abban the Hermit." The Catholic Encyclopedia. Vol. 1. New York: Robert Appleton Company, 1907. <https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01007b.htm>.

Transcription. This article was transcribed for New Advent by Christine J. Murray.

Ecclesiastical approbation. Nihil Obstat. March 1, 1907. Remy Lafort, S.T.D., Censor. Imprimatur. +John Cardinal Farley, Archbishop of New York.

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Source Catholic Encyclopedia (1913) · Letter A

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