Saint Felim
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Saint Felim — bishop. Feast day: 9 August.
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Saint Felim was a sixth-century Irish priest, hermit, and bishop who lived during the mid-500s. Born into a noble lineage in County Meath, he was a student of Saint Columba and eventually became the first known Bishop of Kilmore. He is recognized for establishing a monastery near Kilmore in County Cavan, a site where he lived as a hermit. As a significant figure in early Irish Christianity, he is remembered as the patron saint of the Kilmore diocese.