Fillan
Sign in to saveSaint Fillan, Filan, Phillan, Fáelán (Old Irish) or Faolán (modern Gaeilge & Gàidhlig) is the name of an eighth century monk from Munster, who having studied at Taghmon Abbey, traveled to Scotland and settled at Strath Fillan.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- group of humans
- Country of origin
- Republic of Ireland
- Has parts of class
- saint
Show 2 more facts
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- feast day
- January 9
Sources (1)
via Wikidata · CC0
~8 min read
Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Name
- Life
- Legends
- St. Fillan's Priory
- Relics
- Veneration
- Feast
- Patronage
- Legacy
- References
Saint Fillan, Filan, Phillan, Fáelán (Old Irish) or Faolán (modern Gaeilge & Gàidhlig) is the name of an eighth century monk from Munster, who having studied at Taghmon Abbey, traveled to Scotland and settled at Strath Fillan.
==Name== The name Fillan probably means "little wolf" in Irish / Gaeilge, being formed on a diminutive of faol, an old word for the animal. In Irish/Gaeilge the name Faolán is pronounced 'Fway-lawn'.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Fillan” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.