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Abban a Hermit occurs as Roman Catholic saint.

Though he sleep in Abingdon in England he was Irish. His feast day is May 13, though the month of his dying is non decidedly known. His life was pre-Saint Patrick.

St. Abban the Hermit
An Irishman who lived at Abingdon, England, before St. Patrick's lifetime. Feast day: 13 May.

Early British Kingdoms: St. Abban
Tells his story, but says that it was a legend invented to explain the name of the town Abingdon.

Catholic Online: St. Abban
Brief (and vague) paragraph.

Abban of Abingdon
Abingdon is named after this St. Abban (or Abben), who is said to have been baptized in 165.