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Colmán Mac Comán
Colmán mac Comán (died 751) was Abbot of Aran Islands, Aran, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. He was one of the few known successors of Enda of Aran, and appears to be the second such abbot listed in the Irish annals after Enda himself. Annalistic reference From the Annals of the Four Masters: * ''751. Repose of Colmán mac Comán, in Ára.'' See also * Ó Comáin, Coman(s), Comman(s), Commane (Gaelic: O'Comain) Irish surname * Inishmore External links * http://www.ucc.ie/celt/online/T100005A.html''Catholic Encyclopedia'' 1908:"The Monastic School of Aran" "St. Enda" 8th-century deaths 8th-century Christian saints Abbots of Aran Medieval Irish saints 8th-century Irish abbots Year of birth unknown {{Ireland-reli-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abbot
Abbot is an ecclesiastical title given to the head of an independent monastery for men in various Western Christian traditions. The name is derived from ''abba'', the Aramaic form of the Hebrew ''ab'', and means "father". The female equivalent is abbess. Origins The title had its origin in the monasteries of Egypt and Syria, spread through the eastern Mediterranean, and soon became accepted generally in all languages as the designation of the head of a monastery. The word is derived from the Aramaic ' meaning "father" or ', meaning "my father" (it still has this meaning in contemporary Arabic: أب, Hebrew: אבא and Aramaic: ܐܒܐ) In the Septuagint, it was written as "abbas". At first it was employed as a respectful title for any monk, but it was soon restricted by canon law to certain priestly superiors. At times it was applied to various priests, e.g. at the court of the Frankish monarchy the ' ("of the palace"') and ' ("of the camp") were chaplains to the Merovingian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
