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Although related to one of the ruling families of Ireland, Columba (c 521-97) became a central figure in the 'Age of Saints' by setting out from his native land and founding his famous monastery on the island of Iona.

CHAPTER I. 5 BIRTH AND HOLY DISPOSITIONS OF ST. COLUMBA-HIS ECCLESIASTICAL TRAINING AT ST. FINNIAN'S-HE RECEIVES THE HOLY ORDER OF DEACON CHAPTER II. 12 ST. COLUMBA FOUNDS THE MONASTERIES OF TYRCONNEL AND DURROUGH-HE IS ORDAINED PRIEST-GLORIOUS TESTIMONY TO HIS SANCTITY-HE ESTABLISHES... Read Full Overview

Written by Saint Adamnan, who lived from the years A.D. 521-597 and was the 9th Abbot of the Monastery of Iona, this is the life of Saint Columba, who founded the Monastery of Iona and was the first missionary to the pagan or Pict tribes of Northern Britain.

This biography of Saint Columba, the man responsible for bringing Christianity to Scotland in the 6th century AD, is filled with detail and insight.

Columba was considered a man of great spiritual strength who braved... Read Full Overview

The great sixth century saint and founder-abbot of Iona, St. Columba, left a mark on history that endures to this day far beyond Celtic lands. An account of his life and deeds has come down to us in the writings of Adamnan, ninth abbot of Iona, who drew on the living memory of... Read Full Overview

The book ""Life of St. Columba or Columbkille: Founder of Hy, and Ninth Abbot of That Monastery"" is a biography of Saint Columba, written by Saint Adamnan in 1875. The book tells the story of Saint Columba's life, from his birth in Ireland to his death in Scotland. Saint Columba... Read Full Overview

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Columba is one of the best-known saints of the early Celtic church; through his foundation of the abbey of Iona he had a far-reaching influence on medieval Christianity. In about 700, a century after his death, the Life of Columba was written by Adomna'n, ninth abbot of Iona... Read Full Overview

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

Reprint of the original, first published in 1875.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview