monastery
Bangor (Co. Down)
Bangor Abbey, Bangor, United Kingdom (Northern Ireland) · Britain & Ireland
54.656, -5.675
Attested. Attested by annals, Jonas's Life of Columbanus and the Antiphonary.
Comgall founded Bangor around 555-559, and it became one of the largest Irish monasteries. Columbanus trained here before taking Irish monasticism to Gaul and Italy. The Antiphonary of Bangor (late 7th century, now in Milan) is one of the oldest Irish liturgical manuscripts.
Source stance: insider. Monastic sources.
People and groups named here
- Comgall
- Columbanus
Sources
- Antiphonary of Bangor
Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912), public domain; New Advent. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Bangor Abbey (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors. Accessed 2026-11-11.
- Comgall (Wikipedia)
Wikipedia contributors. Accessed 2026-11-11.
Further reading
Councils here
None in this list.