Colmán of Cloyne
Saint Colmán of Cloyne | |
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Stained glass window of Colmán in Buttevant, created by Franz Mayer & Co. in 1886 | |
| Born | 15 October 522 Munster |
| Died | 24 November 600 (aged 78) |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church |
| Major shrine | |
| Feast | 24 November |
| Patronage | Patron Saint of the Diocese of Cloyne and of its cathedral in Cóbh. |
Colmán of Cloyne (530 – 606), also Colmán mac Léníne, was a monk, founder and patron of Cluain Uama, now Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland, and one of the earliest known Irish poets to write in the vernacular.