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title: "St. Finnian of Clonard: Feast Day December 12 · Bless"
url: https://blessbible.app/saints/st-finnian-of-clonard/
description: "St. Finnian of Clonard, Abbot. Remembered on December 12, died c. 549. Read their life in Bless."
---

Abbot · Remembered on December 12

# St. Finnian of Clonard

St. Finnian of Clonard is remembered on December 12 in Bless’s calendar of saints.

|  |  |
|---|---|
| Remembered on | [December 12](https://blessbible.app/saints/december/#12) |
| Title | Abbot |
| Died | c. 549 |
| Next on Bless’s Today screen | [Sunday, December 12, 2027](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-finnian-of-clonard/#calendar) |

## Life

The ‘teacher of the saints of Ireland,’ whose great school at Clonard on the Boyne formed — tradition counts them — the Twelve Apostles of Ireland, Columba and Brendan among them. He taught the Scriptures to thousands and died of the plague, taken, his monks said, in ransom for his people.

## In the calendar

The upcoming dates, through December 31, 2028, when Bless’s Today screen shows St. Finnian of Clonard. Where the US calendar keeps another celebration that day, it is named instead and no rank is given.

| Date | In the US calendar | Color | Mass readings (US) |
|---|---|---|---|
| [Sunday, December 12, 2027](https://blessbible.app/calendar/2027/12/12/) | Third Sunday of Advent | Rose (or violet) | Zephaniah 3:14-18a · Isaiah 12:2-3, 4, 5-6 · Philippians 4:4-7 · Isaiah 61:1 (cited in Luke 4:18) · Luke 3:10-18 |

Readings

Later citations were computed by Bless from the US Lectionary cycle — confirm with your parish.

[December 11 St. Damasus I](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-damasus-i/) [December 13 St. Lucy](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-lucy/)

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St. Finnian of Clonard

Remembered on December 12

On this page

1. [Life](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-finnian-of-clonard/#life)
2. [In the calendar](https://blessbible.app/saints/st-finnian-of-clonard/#calendar)

In the app

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