In Search Of This Saint

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Greetings,

I’m trying to research into whether there has ever been a Saint Flannery. I wondering if someone here would know? I’d appreciate your help and thanks ahead of time!

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A Google search results in nothing except Flannery O’Connor. As far as I can tell, there has never been a Saint Flannery.
 
Indeed, I have made those searches but, given the multitude of saints, I’m hoping someone can come up with some esoteric source that I haven’t found yet.

That said, I’d be for canonizing O’Connor…her stories are sublime!

Thanks again.
 
I know next to nothing about Irish Gaelic, but if you haven’t already done, have a look here. It might be helpful.
 
kingfisher said:
Indeed, I have made those searches but, given the multitude of saints, I’m hoping someone can come up with some esoteric source that I haven’t found yet.

That said, I’d be for canonizing O’Connor…her stories are sublime!

Thanks again.
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kingfisher,

If you enjoy Flannery O’Connor, don’t miss her collection of letters entitled “The Habit of Being.” It’s as rewarding as her fiction. She was an admirable woman. I don’t know that she was exactly a saint, though. With all due respect, her character traits that fell short of sainthood are what made her as a writer 🙂
 
Yes-thank you. I actually just purchased this book and am about to dive in! And, not to forget, she’s had plenty of time [and plenty of suffering on earth] to have worked all that out in Purgatory! 😃
 
Agreed! Let us know what you think about the letters. I would have considered myself fortunate to be her friend 🙂
 
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kingfisher,

If you enjoy Flannery O’Connor, don’t miss her collection of letters entitled “The Habit of Being.” It’s as rewarding as her fiction. She was an admirable woman. I don’t know that she was exactly a saint, though. With all due respect, her character traits that fell short of sainthood are what made her as a writer 🙂
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I love Flannery O’Connor but I have to admit I can only take one of her stories a year at a time. Her story are so powerful.
 
I noticed on Amazon that there is a new “spiritual biography” of Flannery O’Connor that was recently published in September. It seems interesting. Has anyone read it yet?
 
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