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    Saint Foillan (Faélán, Faolán, Foélán, French: Feuillen) is an Irish saint of the seventh century. Foillan was the brother of Saints Ultan and Fursey....
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    Irish monks led by Foillan that involve Gertrude and the Abbey of Nivelles. Before the foundation of Nivelles, Irish monks led by Foillan traveled to Francia...
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  • Dancers - Vitus Deacons - Stephen, Marinus Dentists - Antipas, Apollonia, Foillan Dietitians - Martha Diplomats - Gabriel the Archangel Doctors - Cosmas...
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    the SW. The path to the summit from Bradda West is part of the Raad ny Foillan, the Isle of Man Coast long distance footpath. Cliffs drop from the summit...
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    Aachen with the town hall and the cathedral Aachen Cathedral and St. Foillan's Church Choir and apse with Shrine of Mary Octagon of the Palatine Chapel...
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    was named after a ford at the bottom of Whitebridge Hill. The Raad ny Foillan (Way of the Gull) long distance coastal footpath opened in 1986, and runs...
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    Raad ny Foillan (Manx for 'The Way of the Gull') is a coastal long-distance footpath in the Isle of Man. Because it is a closed loop around the coast...
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    ground between the Senne and the Dyle/Dijl. The 9th-century vita of Saint Foillan mentions "the forest, next to the abbey of Saint Gertrude, called the Sonesian"...
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    monk who later became an abbot. He was the brother of Saints Fursey and Foillan. He was a member of Fursey's mission from Ireland to East Anglia in c....
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    excavated and several, especially in Santon, can be visited using the Raad ny Foillan coastal footpath. All have a rampart on their vulnerable landward side...
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