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Colmán of Kilroot
Irish saint and bishop
SaintResearchedPre-congregation
Feast: 16 October (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Born
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unknown
Died
600
Beatified
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not needed: before formal processes
Canonised
By tradition
recognised before formal processes began
Who they were
Colman MacCathbad was Bishop of Kilroot, a small see later joined to Connor, and a contemporary of St Ailbe.
His feast has been kept from time immemorial on 16 October.
The miracles
There was never a formal cause: he has been honoured as a saint since before the Church's formal processes began.
Why that counted as sanctity
An early bishop in Antrim.
Connected on this site
- Colmán of Dromore Saint“According to Bishop Healy, Colmán of Kilroot was the uncle of Colmán of Dromore.” — Wikipedia
- Mac Nisse of Connor Saint“In the Life of Mac Nise in the Codex Salmanticensis, the young Colman is saved from death by Bishop Mac Nisse of Connor, and instructed in the Holy Scriptures.” — Wikipedia
Sources
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1913), via New Advent - St. Colman of Kilroot
- Wikidata Q2727555 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Colmán of Kilroot (CC BY-SA)
Checked against the sources listed on 21 September 2026. Corrections welcome.