Saint Malachy
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For other people named Malachy, see Malachy (disambiguation).
Malachy (/ˈmæləki/; Middle Irish: Máel Máedóc Ua Morgair; Modern Irish: Maelmhaedhoc Ó Morgair; Latin: Malachias) (1094 – 2 November 1148) is an Irish saint who was Archbishop of Armagh, to whom were attributed several miracles and an alleged vision of 112 popes later attributed to the apocryphal (i.e. of doubtful authenticity) Prophecy of the Popes.
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Máel Máedóc Ua Morgair | |
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Archbishop of Armagh | |
See | Archdiocese of Armagh |
In office | 1132–1136/37 |
Predecessor | Celsus |
Successor | Gelasius |
Orders | |
Consecration | 1124 |
Personal details | |
Born | 1094 |
Died | 2 November 1148 Clairvaux, Champagne, France |
Previous post(s) | Bishop of Down (1124–1148) and Bishop of Connor (1124–1136/37) Abbot of Bangor |
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Malachy was the first native-born Irish saint to be formally canonised. His brother was Gilla Críst Ua Morgair, who was Bishop Christian of Clogher from 1126 to 1138.