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Hierarch · 7th century

Saint Colman of Lindisfarne

Also known as Colman of Lindisfarne · Colman the Bishop

An Irish monk of Iona who became bishop of Lindisfarne, upheld the Celtic usages at the Synod of Whitby, and withdrew to Ireland to found monasteries, reposing in 676.

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Pre-schism Western saint of the Celtic tradition; details limited in the OCA listing.

Sources: OCA Synaxarion (oca.org), Feb 18