John Colgan | |
|---|---|
Seán Mac Colgan | |
 John Colgan in a fresco created by Emmanuel di Como in St. Isidore's College, Rome, c. 1670 | |
| Personal | |
| Born | 1592 Priestown, near Carndonagh, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Died | 15 January 1658 (aged 65–66) St Anthony's, Leuven |
| Religion | Christianity |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Notable work(s) | Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae |
| Education | Irish Franciscan College of St Anthony of Padua in Leuven |
| Profession | Hagiographer and historian |
| Organization | |
| Order | Franciscan |
| Senior posting | |
| Ordination | 1618 |
| Profession | Hagiographer and historian |
John Colgan, OFM (Irish Seán Mac Colgan; c. 1592 – 15 January 1658),[1] was an Irish Franciscan friar noted as a hagiographer and historian.
- ^ "Colgan, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/5902. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)