For the 6th-century king in Dál Riata, see Comgall mac Domangairt.
Saint Comgall
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
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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MacCaffrey,James (1908). "St. Comgall". In Catholic Encyclopedia. 4. New York: Robert Appleton Company. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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. Comgall was born...
Comgall mac Domangairt was king of Dál Riata in the early 6th century. He was the son of Domangart Réti and grandson of Fergus Mór. The Annals of Ulster...
Bangor Abbey was established by Saint Comgall in 558 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland and was famous for its learning and austere rule. It is...
at Glasnevin was frequented by such famous men as Cainnech of Aghaboe, Comgall, and Ciarán. A pestilence which devastated Ireland in 544 caused the dispersion...
the Rathbreasail plan. With the prestige which belonged to the coarb of Comgall, Malachy, if consecrated bishop, could probably succeed in organizing the...
contemporary of the better known St Columba of Iona and disciple of Saint Comgall, he was prior of Bangor Abbey in County Down, Ireland before making his...
was recorded as being a disciple and second or third successor of Saint Comgall, who was the founder and first abbot of the Benedictine monastery at Bangor...
father of the authors Charlotte, Emily, and Anne Brontë, Rathfriland Comgall, saint and founder of the great monastery at Bangor Stephen Craigan, Motherwell...
Germain, bishop of Paris. The Bangor Abbey is founded by the Irish abbot Comgall in Northern Ireland (approximate date). Gao Yan, prince of Northern Qi...
Hill of Uisneach in County Westmeath to visit the holy abbots, Columba, Comgall and Cannich. He then proceeded to Clonmacnoise, where Cieran had died three...
Comgaill was king of Dál Riata from about 558 until 574. He was a son of Comgall mac Domangairt. It is said that he gave Iona to Saint Columba. The Duan...
geometry, and the Holy Scriptures. Abbot Comgall taught him Greek and Latin. He stayed at Bangor until c. 590, when Comgall reluctantly gave him permission to...
Italy. Japanese Buddhism comes under attack as a "foreign" religion. Saint Comgall founds an abbey in Bangor, Northern Ireland. King Custennin of Dumnonia...
the 9th-century hagiographies, Gall as a young man went to study under Comgall of Bangor Abbey. The monastery at Bangor had become renowned throughout...
National Monuments. The church derives its name from a Saint Comgall (not the famous Comgall of Bangor). The church was built in the 12th century and was...
who raised him. He became a monk in Bangor Abbey under the abbot Saint Comgall of Bangor. He was the founding abbot of Liath-Mochoemoc (Liathmore) monastery...
Antioch, patriarch of Antioch Cailtram, king of the Picts (approximate date) Comgall mac Domangairt, king of Dál Riata (approximate date) Damascius, Byzantine...
Clárainech at the school of Glasnevin, with Kieran of Clonmacnoise and Comgall of Bangor. When plague scattered that community, he went to Cadoc's monastery...
drawings for the fish. Images were provided by Glenwood Primary School, St Comgalls and Everton Day Centres. The Big Fish contains a time capsule storing information...
"The Clear and Brilliant, The Sun of Lismore in Alba". He was ordained by Comgall of Bangor, who may have been a kinsman. Around 562, he and twelve companions...
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