Feast Day

June 3

2 saints in our library are celebrated on June 3.

Kevin of Glendalough

Kevin of Glendalough

Approx. 498 ADJune 3, 618 AD

Kevin of Glendalough founded one of Ireland's greatest monasteries, then walked away from it to live alone in a cave above a mountain lake. A bishop who slept on stone and wore animal skins, he held his arms outstretched in prayer so long that a blackbird laid an egg in his hand — and he did not move until the chick had fledged.