Mochonna

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Mochonna
Bishop, Saint
Born	7th century
Died	13 January 684
Venerated in	Roman Catholicism
Feast	13 January
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Saint Mochonna (7th century - January, 684) was the bishop of the Isle of Man, and an Irish missionary, who is also known as Saint Conan.

Mochonna is not to be confounded with St. Conindrius, who is said to have been a disciple of St. Patrick, and to have lived to be a very advanced age (d. 17 November 560).

The Bollandists place Saint Mochonna amongst the early bishops of Man, and Colgan gives an account of his life and labours. Unfortunately, the history of the Isle of Man in the fifth and sixth centuries is very obscure, and it is difficult to get at definite facts. However, Mochonna, who is also described as "Bishop of Inis-Patrick" left a distinct impression of his zeal for souls in Manxland. Some authorities give the date of his death as 26 January, but Colgan, quoting from the ancient Irish martyrologies, gives 13 January, on which day Mochonna's feast is observed.

There are also several minor Irish saints who share the name Conan, including Saint Conan of Assaroe (8 March), and Saint Conan of Ballinamore (26 April).

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.