Saint Brendan of Clonfert or
Bréanainn of Clonfert ( 484 – c. 577) (Irish:
Naomh Breandán; ; ) called "the Navigator", "the Voyager", or "the Bold" is one of the early
Irish monastic saints. He is chiefly renowned for his legendary quest to the "Isle of the Blessed," also called
Saint Brendan's Island. The
Voyage of Saint Brendan could be called an
immram (Irish navigational story). He was one of the
Twelve Apostles of Ireland.