| John Colgan was born near Carndonagh at the beginning of the seventeenth century. He joined the Franciscans and studied at the Irish College of St. Anthony at Louvain where he became a professor of theology. Colgan wrote extensively on Irish ecclesiastical history in Irish and in Latin. Colgan planned six volumes for his Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae but he died before it was completed and only 3 volumes were published. The second volume, entitled Trias Thaumaturga is a hagiography of the principle saints of Ireland, Patrick, Bridgid and Colmcille and was published at Louvain in 1647. Colgan's main works are: A life of Duns Scotus (Antwerp, 1655); Acta Sanctorum veteris et majoris Scotix seu Hibernix, Sanctorum Insulx, partim ex variis per Europam MS. Codicibus exscripta, partim ex antiquis monumentis et probatis Auctoribus eruta et congesta; omnia Notis et Appendicibus illustrata. Tomus primus qui de Sacris Hibernix Antiquitatibus est tertius, Januarium, Februarium et Martium complectens (Louvain, 1645); Triadis Thaumaturgx, seu Divorum Patricci Columbx et Brigidx, trium Veteris et Majoris Scotix, seu Hibernix, Sanctorum Insulx, communium Patronorum Acta, Tomus Secundus Sacrarum ejusdem Insulx Antiquitatum (Louvain, 1647); and Tractatus de Vita, Patria, Scriptis Johannis Scoti, Doctoris Subtilis (Antwerp, 1655). There are also believed to be a number of lost and unfinished manuscripts by Colgan, namely De Apostolatu Hibernorum inter exteras Gentes cum Dice Alphabetico de exteris santis; De Sanctis in Anglia, Britannia, Aremorica, in reliqua Gallia, in Belgio and De Sanctis in Lotharingia et Burgundia, in Germania ad senestram et dexteram Rheni, in Italia. |
 Colgan's Triadis Thaumaturgae, seu Divorum Patricii, Columbae et Brigidae |
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Rugadh John Colgan í gCarn Domhnaigh ag tús na seachtú h-aoise déag. Chuaigh se isteach in ord na bProinsiasach agus rinne se staidéar i gColaiste Gaelach Naomh Antaine iLouvain, áit ar ceapadh é mar ollamh le Diagacht. Scríobh Colgan go leathadúil faoi stair eaglasta na h-Éireann, san Ghaeilge agus san Laidin. Phleanáil Colgan sé imleabhair fa choinne a Acta Saonctorum Hiberniae ach fuair sé bás sular raibh siad críochnaithe agus níor cuireadh i gcló ach trí imleabhair. Is naomhseanchas an dara imleabhar - Trias Thaumaturga - faoi phríomh naoimh na h-Éireann, Pádraig, Brighid, agus Colmcille. Foilsíodh é i Louvain i 1647. Is iad príomh oibreacha Cholgan na : Beatha Duns Scotus, (Antwerp, 1665), Acta Sanctorum veteris et majoris Scotix seu Hibernix , Sanctorum Insulx, partim ex variis per Europam MS. Codicibus exscripta, partim ex antiquis monumentis et probatis Auctoribus eruta et congesta; omnia Notis et Appendicibus illustrata. Tomus primus qui de Sacris Hibernix Antiquitatibus est tertius, Januarium, Februarium et Martium complectens (Louvain, 1645); Triadis Thaumaturgix, seu Divorum Patricci Columbx et Brigidx, trium Veteris et Majoris Scotix, seu Hibernix, Sonctorum Insulx, comunium Patronorum Acta, Tomus Secundus Sacrarum ejusdem Insulx Antiquitatum. (Louvain, 1647); agus Tractatus de Vita, Patria, Scriptis Johannis Scoti, Doctoris Subtilis (Antwerp, 1655). Deirtear fosta go bhfuil uimhir de na lámhschríbinní caillte agus go bhfuil cuid acu nach bhfuil críochnaithe , is iad sin De Apostolatu Hibernorum inter exteras Gentes cum Dice Alphabetico de exteris santis; De Sanctis in Anglia, Britannia, Aremorica, in reliqua Gallia, in Belgio, agus De Sanctis in Lotharingia et Burgundia, in Germainia ad senestram et dexteram Rheni, in Italia.© |