Saint Colman of Kilroot | |
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Born | Ireland |
Died | 6th century Ireland |
Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
Feast | 16 October |
Colman mac Cathbaid is a sixth-century Irish saint who was an abbot and bishop of Kilroot (County Antrim), a minor see which was afterwards incorporated in the Diocese of Connor. He may have given his name to Kilmackevat (County Antrim). [1]
In the Life of Mac Nise in the Codex Salmanticensis, the young Colman is saved from death by Bishop Mac Nisse of Connor, [2] and instructed in the Holy Scriptures.
Colman was a disciple of St. Ailbe. [3] At the direction of Ailbe, Colmán founded a church on the northern shore of Lough Laoigh. According to Bishop Healy, Colmán of Kilroot was the uncle of Colmán of Dromore. [4]
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). "St. MacCathbad Colman". Catholic Encyclopedia . New York: Robert Appleton Company.