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Saint Collen was a 7th-century monk who gave his name to Llangollen (from the Welsh llan meaning "enclosure" and 'gollen' being a mutation of "Collen"). St Collen is said to have arrived in Llangollen by coracle and founded a church beside the river there. As there are no other churches in Wales dedicated to St Collen, it is possible that this St Collen may also have connections in both Colan, Cornwall, where Colan Church is dedicated to him, and Langolen, Brittany.
St Collen died on 21 May, probably sometime in the early 7th century. He was buried in his chapel. For centuries, it was known as the 'Old Church' and stood immediately to the west of the present medieval church of St Collen in Llangollen.
Collen is a surname, and may refer to:
- Edwin Henry Hayter Collen (1843-1911), British Army officer in India
- Désiré Collen (born 1943), Belgian physician and chemist
- Henry Collen (1797–1879), portrait painter
- Lindsey Collen (born 1948), Mauritian novelist and activist
- Pieter Collen (born 1980), Belgian footballer
- Phil Collen (born 1957), English guitarist
- Tom Collen, basketball coach
See also
- Willink van Collenprijs (English: The Willink van Collen Award), Dutch art award named after Willink van Collen