Colmán mac Comán
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Colmán mac Comán, Abbot
of Aran
, died 751.
Nem was one of the few known successors of Enda of Aran
, and appears to be the second such abbot listed in the Irish annals
after Enda himself.
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Abbot
The word abbot, meaning father, is a title given to the head of a monastery in various traditions, including Christianity. The office may also be given as an honorary title to a clergyman who is not actually the head of a monastery...
of Aran
Aran
- Places :* The Aran Islands across the mouth of Galway Bay, Ireland or the largest island in that group** The Irish Earls of Arran take their title from the Aran Islands* Aran Fawddwy, a mountain in north Wales* Aran , in France...
, died 751.
Nem was one of the few known successors of Enda of Aran
Enda of Aran
Saint Enda of Aran is an Irish saint in the Roman Catholic Church. His feast day is March 21.-Overview:...
, and appears to be the second such abbot listed in the Irish annals
Irish annals
A number of Irish annals were compiled up to and shortly after the end of Gaelic Ireland in the 17th century.Annals were originally a means by which monks determined the yearly chronology of feast days...
after Enda himself.
Annalistic reference
From the Annals of the Four MastersAnnals of the Four Masters
The Annals of the Kingdom of Ireland or the Annals of the Four Masters are a chronicle of medieval Irish history...
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- 751. Repose of Colmán mac Comán, in Ára.
See also
External links
- http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/T100005A.html
- Catholic Encyclopedia 1908: "The Monastic School of Aran"
- Rev. Clifford Stevens, The One Year Book of Saints "St. Enda"