Bangor Abbey was established by Saint Comgall in 558 in Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland and was famous for its learning and austere rule. It is not to be confused with the slightly older abbey in Wales on the site of Bangor Cathedral.

Founded by St. Comgall in 558AD the Abbey has a rich historical and contemporary Christian heritage. We are a lively and vibrant worshipping community, with an excellent choral heritage, faithful to the Church of Ireland (Anglican) liturgical tradition.

Bangor Abbey, Bangor, County Down. 682 likes · 92 talking about this · 59 were here. The new official page of Bangor Abbey, founded 558AD.

Two of its most famous students, Columbanus and Gall, travelled throughout Europe setting up monasteries in Luxeuil, Bobbio and Bregenz. Artefacts from the monastery’s earliest period can be viewed in North Down Museum.

Bangor Abbey was one of the most important monasteries and missionary schools during the Early Christian era. Its earliest history lies with St Patrick who passed through Bangor in the 5 th Century and had a vision of a choir of angels; he named the place Vallis Angelorum.

Bangor Abbey.—The name of two famous monastic establishments in Ireland and Wales. (I) The Irish Abbey of Bangor was situated in the County Down, on the southern shore of Belfast: Lough. Sometimes the name was written “Beannchor”, from the Irish word beann, a horn.

Feb 9, 2017 · Bangor Abbey is regarded as one of the most important of the early Irish monastic sites, second only to Armagh (qv). Within the extensive rampart which encircled its monastic buildings, students studied scripture, theology, logic, …

Bangor Abbey has an incredible history as only those who have heard of St. Gall will know. Visitors from St Gallen in Switzerland come here forging the links with the Abbey and bringing to life the history of Gall leaving these shores and settling there.

Two of its most famous students, Columbanus and Gall, travelled throughout Europe setting up monasteries in Luxeuil, Bobbio and Bregenz. Artefacts from the monastery’s earliest period can be viewed in North Down Museum.

Sep 1, 2023 · As part of the English Reformation and the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII in the 16th century, Bangor Abbey, (now a burned-out ruin), and its lands were granted by James I to Scotsman James Hamilton (later Viscount Clandeboye) for a rent of £4.