Lectionary Calendar
Monday, December 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week of Advent
the Fourth Week of Advent
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Coemgen
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Caoimhghen, or Kevin), abbot of Glendalough, commemorated June 3, was born possibly in A.D. 498. In Celtic his name signifies "fair begotten," and he belongs to the second order of Irish saints. He was early made a priest. Having fled to Glendalough, through fear of being elected abbot, he founded a monastery there in A.D. 549. He died in A.D. 618 (Lanigan, Ecclesiastical History of Ireland, 2:43 sq.; Butler, Lives of the Saints, 6:69, 70.
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Coemgen'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/coemgen.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Coemgen'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/c/coemgen.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
