Máedóc of Ferns
| Máedóc of Ferns | |
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Stained glass window of Máedóc in Enniscorthy Cathedral
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| Bishop of Ferns | |
| Born | c. 558 County Cavan |
| Died | 31 January 632 Ferns |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Canonized | Pre-Congregation |
| Major shrine | Enniscorthy |
| Feast | 31 January |
| Attributes | A hive of bees |
| Patronage | Ferns; Templeport in County Cavan; Llawhaden |
Saint Máedóc (fl. 6th & 7th century), also known as Mogue (Irish: Mo Aodh Óg) and Aidan (Irish: Áedan; Welsh: Aeddan; Latin: Aidanus and Edanus), was an Irish saint, founder and first bishop of Ferns in County Wexford and a patron of other churches, such as Rossinver in County Leitrim and Drumlane in County Cavan.
"Aidan" is a diminutive form of the Gaelic name Aodh, Aedh, or Aed. The name meant "fire" and is related to the god of the underworld in Irish mythology, although it was also used as a form of the Latin name Dominus. It was formerly often anglicized as Hugh. "" and "Mogue" are other pet forms of Aodh, formed from the diminutive suffix -og and the Irish affectionate prefix mo-, meaning something like "my dear little Aedh". In some Welsh sources, he appears as Aeddan Foeddog or Foeddawg; the epithet Foeddog is merely a mutated reduplication of his name: Aeddan Maedoc.
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