Comgall

Also known as Colman, Saint Comgall, Saint Colman, Comghall of Gobhalliuin

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.

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Saint.name: Saint Comgall
Saint.birth_date: c. 510–520
Saint.death_date: 597 or 602
Saint.feast_day: 10 May
Saint.venerated_in: Roman Catholic Church,Anglican ChurchOrthodox Church
Saint.image: St. Comgall (West niche, St. Comgall's Church, Antrim).jpg
Saint.caption: Statue of Saint Comgall in the West niche of St. Comgall's Church, Antrim
Saint.birth_place: Dál nAraidi in Ulster,Magheramorne in County Antrim
Saint.major_shrine: St. Comgall's Church, Antrim, County Antrim

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date of death: 0601-05-10
date of birth: 0516-01-01

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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.

==Life== Comgall was born sometime between 510 and 520 in Dál nAraidi, Ulster according to the Irish annals near the place now known as Magheramorne in present-day County Antrim. Comgall's father was Setna, a Pictish warrior; his mother's name was Briga.