Saint Colgan of Clonmacnoise
Also known as: Colgan the Wise; Chief Scribe of the Scots; Colchu…; Colgu…; Colga…
Saint
Pre-Congregation
Feast Day
February 20
Canonized
Pre-Congregation
Biography
In the heart of early medieval Ireland, where the Shannon River cuts through the plains of Offaly, a spiritual luminary emerged whose influence would ripple far beyond the borders of the Emerald Isle. This figure was Colgan, the abbot of the renowned monastic site of Clonmacnoise....