Venerable (Monastic) · 6th century
Saint Gobnata of Ballyvourney
Also known as Gobnait · Gobnet of Ballyvourney
An Irish abbess who founded a monastic community at Ballyvourney in County Cork, famed for her beekeeping and for protecting her people from plague.
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Notes
Traditionally invoked against plague; associated with bees.
Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org)