Colmán of Lindisfarne
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| Saint Colmán of Lindisfarne | |
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| Born | c. 605, Ireland |
| Died | August 8, 675]], Ireland |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
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Colmán of Lindisfarne (died February 18, 675) also known as Saint Colmán was Bishop of Lindisfarne from 661 until 664. Colman resigned the Bishopric of Lindisfarne after the Synod of Whitby called by King Oswiu of Northumbria decided to calculate Easter using the Roman Catholic method instead of his preferred Celtic method. After his resignation he lived on the Inishbofin in Galway where he founded a monastery.
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| Preceded by Saint Finan |
Bishop of Lindisfarne 661 - 664 |
Succeeded by Saint Tuda |
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