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Columcille or Columba, Saint, one of the greatest names in the early ecclesiastical history of the British Isles, was born at Gartan, in the County of Donegal, 7th December 521.. He was a descendant of Niall of the Nine Hostages—his father’s name being Fedhlimidh, and his mother’s Eithne, both of royal descent.. He studied at Moville under St. Finnian by whom he was ordained a deacon ...
SAINT COLUMBA, ABBOT, CONFESSOR—521-597. Feast: June 6. Columba, the most famous of the saints associated with Scotland, was actually an Irishman of the O'Neill or O'Donnell clan, born about the year 521 at Garton, County Donegal, in north Ireland. Of royal lineage on both sides, his father, Fedhlimidh, or Phelim, was great-grandson to Niall ...
Saint Columba (December 7, 521– June 9, 597) was a venerable Irish saint, sometimes referred to as Columba of Iona, or, in Old Irish, as Colm Cille or Columcille (meaning "Dove of the Church"). He was renowned for his physical stature, his forceful personality, his love of scholarship, and his missionary activity, though it was in this final arena that he made his most lasting contributions.
Aug 1, 2006 · Columba was born of a noble family around 521 in Donegal, Ireland, and died on the island of Iona, off the west coast of Scotland, in 597. Early destined for the priesthood, he later took monastic vows and kept them with a feisty zeal (he is attributed with founding twenty-five monasteries and forty churches by the age of twenty-five!).
Jun 9, 2023 · Columba’s mother Ethne was a descendent of Cathair Mor, the progenitor of the kings of Leinster. His father was Fedelmid mac Ferguso, a descendent of the great Uí Néill chieftains who ...
Mar 22, 2023 · Columba was another pillar, and the third was St. Brigid. Born around the same time as Columba, Brigid was a bard (poet) who founded Ireland’s first nunnery (which became a community for both monks and nuns over time). She is credited with various miracles and other works. Like Columba and Patrick, there is undisputed history, then there are ...
Mar 19, 2021 · One of the most fascinating things about St Columba is the degree to which the man and the myth are entwined. Much of what we know of him comes from the Vitae Columbae. This was written by Adomnán of Iona roughly a century after Columba’s death. Over time, myriad retellings and reinterpretations have expanded and exaggerated the figure ...
