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Comgan (Comdhan, or Comman)

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Comgan (Comdhan, or Comman)

is the name of two early Irish saints:

1. Of Cluain-Connaidh, commemorated October 13. There is a St. Comnganns named among the relatives of St. Columba. who is supposed to be the same as this Comgan. (See CONGAN).

2. Of Glenn-Uissen, commemorated February 27. He was the son of Diarmaid. and his mother was Ethne. He founded a monastery in his native province at Ceanw-indis, and succeeded St. Diarmaid in the governmeant of the monastery at Glenn-Uissen. He died about A.D. 569, it is supposed (Lanigan, Ecclesiastical History of Ireland, 2:76 sq.; Reeves, Adamnan, 70 note).

Bibliography Information
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Comgan (Comdhan, or Comman)'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​tce/​c/comgan-comdhan-or-comman.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.