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Saturday, 21 September 2024

SAINT COLUMBA THE IRISH ABBOT

 

Irish Abbot, Saint Columba,

Born 521 AD in Gartan

Who spread Christianity

As a missionary to Scotland

Founding an Abbey on Iona

Which dominated the region

Politically for centuries

He died at the Abbey in 597 AD

 

His feast day is December 7th

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