Saint Malachy

Malachi ( Maoileachlainn Irish, English Malachy, * 1094/95 probably in Armagh, † November 2, 1148 at Clairvaux, born as Máel Máedoc Ua Morgair or Maelmhaedhoc Ó Morgair ) was an Irish saint and archbishop of Armagh. His name prophecies are associated, but is very doubtful whether it comes from him. Within the Catholic Church, he is revered as a saint. His feast day is November 3.

Almost everything that is known about Malachi today, the hagiography of Bernard of Clairvaux is due to the laying the foundation for the canonization of Malachy by Pope Clement III. submitted on July 6, 1190. Malachy ' importance lies in the fact that he sat in a time of upheaval in Ireland as Archbishop of Armagh through a reform that was implemented largely by monasteries. He opened the Augustinians, the Order of Savigny and particularly the Cistercian order the way to Ireland.

Birth and youth

According to Bernard of Clairvaux Malachi grew up in Armagh. His birthplace is also suspected in Armagh or environment. Since Malachi was at the time of his death, 53 years old, is calculated as the birth year 1094 or 1095th His father was MUGRON Ua Morgair, is mentioned in the Annals of Ulster as Head of the School of Armagh. In addition to his father he was in his youth an important teacher in Imar Ua h- Aedacháin, as abbot of the Abbey of Saints Peter and Paul in Armagh led an ascetic life at that time. Malachy was known about him with the Archbishop Cellach Mac Aodh, the 1117 or 1118 ordained him a deacon. With 25 years ( ie, in the year 1119 ) Malachy was ordained a priest.

Early years as a reformer

The Lignum Vitae in the Malachi attributed Papstweissagung

The holy Malachy was attributed to the end of the papacy in a 1595 published by a Belgian named Arnold Wion, Lignum Vitae plant a Papstweissagung from 112 short aphorisms about all the popes from Celestine II ( 1143-1144 ). However, it should be absolutely sure that this can not come from him, and when very likely that St. Philip Neri the copyright of their last 41 really prophetic sayings is, during the first 71 sayings are a fake, which should serve by already been performed exact partial fulfillment to draw public attention to this prophecy.

Primary sources

• Bernard of Clairvaux, Vita Sancti Malachiae episcopi 1149th A German translation was published as part of the Collected Works of Bernard of Clairvaux in Tyrolia Verlag, Volume 1, 1990, ISBN 3-7022-1732-0.