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Comgall
Mediaeval Irish abbot and saint / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For the 6th-century king in Dál Riata, see Comgall mac Domangairt.
Saint Comgall (c. 510–520 – 597/602), an early Irish saint, was the founder and abbot of the great Irish monastery at Bangor in Ireland.[1]
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Saint Comgall | |
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![]() Saint Comgall and monks from Bangor Abbey, Bangor harbour mosaic | |
Born | c. 510–520 Dál nAraidi in Ulster, Magheramorne in County Antrim |
Died | 597 or 602 |
Venerated in | Roman Catholic Church, Anglican Church Orthodox Church |
Feast | 10 May |
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