Congan (2)

Congan (2)

a religious writer, lived in 1120. He entered the order of the Cistercians, and became an abbot in Surrey, England. He composed a Life of Saint Malachi, which St. Bernard afterwards wrote at his request. The preface of St. Bernard commenced thus: Tu mihi, abbas Congane, injungis, etc. See Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s.v.