- Colmán of Dromore
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Saint Colman of Dromore Died 6th century Honored in Roman Catholicism Feast 7 June Patronage Roman Catholic Diocese of Dromore Saint Colmán of Dromore, also known by the pet form Mocholmóc, was a 6th-century Irish saint.
He seems to have spent most of his life in that area of County Down. Possibly he studied under Caetan of Nendrom, Co. Down, and was persuaded by Saint Mac Nissi to settle at Dromore c. 514, where he became the first bishop of the See of Dromore.[1]
His feastday is on 7 June.
St. Colman is said to have baptized Saint Declán of Ardmore.
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"St. Colman (4)". Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 1913.
Categories:- 6th-century deaths
- 6th-century Christian saints
- Medieval Irish saints
- Medieval Gaels
- People from County Down
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