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Died c. 585. Many amazing stories are related about her in the life of Saint Enda, who is generally regarded as the father of Irish monasticism. Fanchea was an early nun with special capabilities as a directress of souls. She is said to be a native of Clogher, who persuaded her brother, Saint Enda, to become a monk. She was the abbess-founder of a convent at Rossory, Fermanagh, and was buried at Killane (Benedictines, Encyclopaedia, Montague).


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