Colman of Lann

Saint Colman of Lann (Colmán mac Luacháin), a venerable father, was born around 555 and died in 610 or 612. He was an early Irish abbot, nephew of Saint Columba, founder and patron of the monastery of Lann (Lann mic Lúacháin). The name of the settlement comes from the old Irish word lann, "piece of land, church".

A Life in Middle Irish was written for him in the 12th century, perhaps soon after 1122, and is preserved in a single manuscript in the library of Rennes. Colman rarely appears in other sources, apart from his Lives, two late martyrologies and a list of Irish homonyms. One scholar regards the Life as so extravagant that it comes close to a satire. His historical biography is therefore little known.