St. Bolcan, Abbot in Ireland
Feast day: February 20 /JULY 4
Death: 840
HE was a disciple of St. Patrick in Ireland. His relics remain at Kilmore,
Bishop and disciple of St. Patrick, also called Olcan of Kilmayle. Baptized by St. Patrick, Bolcan was sent to France for priestly studies and ordained. St. Patrick then named him the bishop of Derban in northern Ireland. He built a fine school there.
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