- Abban of New Ross
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name=Abban of New Ross
birth_date=7th century
death_date=unknown
feast_day=16 March Holweck, F. G., "A Biographical Dictionary of the Saints". St. Louis, MO: B. Herder Book Co., 1924.] ,22 December cite web | last = Jones | first = Terry | title = Abban of New Ross | work = Patron Saints Index | url=http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/sainta9n.htm | accessdate = 2007-03-18]
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birth_place=Ireland
death_place=Wexford ,Ireland
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issues=Often confused with the similarly named Evin of Rosglas, due to similar death dates and locationsSaint Abban of New Ross (also known as Ewin, Abhan, or Evin; also Nevin, Neville, Stephan) ("fl." 550—650)cite web | title =Timeline of Monasterevin History | publisher =The Monasterevin Historical Society | date =2005 | url =http://www.kildare.ie/Monasterevin-Historical-Society/timeline.htm#Modern%20Era | accessdate =2007-03-18] was a contemporary and namesake of Saint Abban of Magheranoidhe. [CathEncy|url=http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01007a.htm|title=St. Abban of New Ross] He is also called Saint Abban of Murnevin [citeweb|title=St. Abban of Murnevin - Catholic Online|publisher=Catholic Online|date=2007|url=http://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=562|accessdate=2007-09-08] .
Life
Abban was involved in the foundation of the abbey of Ros-mic-treoin (modern
New Ross ) and evangelized in the area of County Wexford, Ireland. He is also believed to have been theabbot of New Ross.Conflation
Some writers have conflated him with Saint Evin of Rosglas,
County Kildare . Even Colgan (followed by Dr. Lanigan) fell into the error of identifying "Rosglas" (Monasterevan ) with "Ros-mic-treoin" (New Ross ). The confusion here arose because Evin of Rosglas died on 22 December at Monaster Evin inCounty Kildare . However, Abban, that is, Evin of Ros-mic-treoin, died at Ross, County Wexford.References
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