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Feastday: June 9
Patron of Derry, floods, bookbinders, poets, Ireland, Scotland
521 - 597

St. Columba 521-597, Born probaly in Donegal Ireland of royal descent he studied at Moville under St. Finnian then in Leinster at the monastery of Clonard under another St. Finnian. He was ordained before he was twenty-five and spent the next fifteen years preaching and setting up foundations at Derry, Durrow, and Kells. Possibly because of a family feud which resulted in the death of 3000 and for which he considered himself partly responsible he left Ireland at 42 and landed on the island of Iona off the coast of Scotland. There he built the monastery which was to become world famous. With SS Canice and Comgall he spread the gospel to the Picts; he also developed a monastic rule which many followed until the introduction of St. Benedicts. He died on Iona and is also known as Colm, Colum and Columcille. Feast day is June 9.

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Joan
1 year ago
Thankyou for this very thorough and informative article on St Columba,Colum/Colm Cille (Irish) Calum Cille (Scottish). I wanted to know the date of the feast day, as my recently acquired beautiful 90th edition 2012 Columbian Calender didn't show it, and I am communicating with the St Columbians Mission Society as to why I like the calender and that what I would like to see included in the next one is St Columba's feast day on 9th June, (not 6th June). Thanks again in appreciation of your splendid site!
joann rivera
1 year ago
looking for some of st. columbkill's writings. particularly his ancient litany of mary...
Robert Daniel
2 years ago
Thank you, St. Colmcille for answering my prayers
jennifer
3 years ago
some very useful information here thanks really helped with my studies :)

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