John Colgan

John Colgan
OFM
Seán Mac Colgan
John Colgan in a fresco created by Emmanuel di Como in St. Isidore's College, Rome, c. 1670
Personal life
Born1592
Priestown, near Carndonagh, County Donegal, Ireland
Died15 January 1658(1658-01-15) (aged 65–66)
St Anthony's, Leuven
NationalityIrish
Notable work(s)Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae
EducationIrish Franciscan College of St Anthony of Padua in Leuven
Religious life
ReligionChristianity
OrderFranciscan
ProfessionHagiographer and historian
Ordination1618

John Colgan, OFM (Irish Seán Mac Colgan; c. 1592 – 15 January 1658), was an Irish Franciscan friar noted as a hagiographer and historian.

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