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Also known as

• Congan

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• 13 October

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Born to the Irish royalty, the son of a prince of Leinster, Ireland; brother of Saint Kentigern, nephew of Saint Fillan. Soldier, wounded in battle with a neighboring clan, he and his sister fled to Scotland where he became a monk at Lochaise.

Born

• Ireland

Died

• buried on the island of Iona Abbey, Scotland

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

MLA Citation

• “Saint Comgan the Monk“. CatholicSaints.Info. 8 December 2019. Web. 27 April 2024. <>