Saint Colgan

Also known as

• Chief Scribe of the Scots
• Colchu
• Colgan of Clonmacnoise
• Colgan the Wise
• Colgu

Memorial

• 20 February

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Brother of Saint Foila. Friend and teacher of Blessed Alcuin. Abbot of Clonmachnoise, Offaly, Ireland. Many of his spiritual students spread out across France, becoming influential teachers in imperial schools.

Died

• c.796 of natural causes

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “”. Saints.SQPN.com. 11 October 2012. Web. 21 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com//>