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
Saturday, 21 September 2024
SAINT COLUMBA THE IRISH ABBOT
SAINT DAVID OF CEREDIGION
Saint David was a scion
Of the royal house
of Ceredigion,
Born at the end of
the 5th century.
David founded a monastic
community
At the Vale of
Roses in Pembrokeshire
Where St David's
Cathedral stands
A Welsh Bishop of
Menevia
He died on the 1st
of March in 588
His feast day is March
1st
SAINT PATRICK WAS AN ENGLISHMAN
Patrick was an Englishman
Who was captured from
his home
And taken as a
slave to Ireland
By Irish Pirates when
he was 16
After six years of
slavery
He escaped and
returned home
After becoming a
cleric,
He returned to the
north
And west of
Ireland.
In later life, he
was ordained Bishop
His feast day is March
17th
SAINT PATRICK'S DAY COMMEMORATES
Saint Patrick's Day commemorates
Saint Patrick himself
and
The arrival of
Christianity in Ireland
With the Feast of
Saint Patrick
His feast day is March
17th
THE DRAGON OF SILENE
A dragon makes its nest
At the freshwater spring
The only water source
The Dragon must be
lured away
Long enough to
collect water
So, they temp it
with a sheep
When no sheep can
be found,
Then a maiden is sacrificed
The victim chosen
by drawing lots
And one day it’s the
Princess.
The King begs for
her life
But his pleas fall
on deaf ears
So, she is offered
to the dragon
But George of
Lydda appeared
While on his epic travels
And he faces the
dragon,
After protecting
himself
With the sign of
the Cross
Slaying the
dragon,
And rescued the
princess
Then the citizens
of Silene
Abandoned their paganism
And converted to
Christianity
His feast day is April
23rd
THE APOSTLE OF IRELAND
St Patrick was a 5th-century
Romano-British
Christian missionary
Born in 385 AD and
died in 461 AD
Who became a Bishop
in Ireland
Known as the Apostle of Ireland
The first bishop
of Armagh,
And Primate of
Ireland.
His feast day is March
17th
GEORGIOS OF LYDDA
Saint George was born
In the town of Lydda
in Palestine
Between 275 AD and
285 AD
To a Greek
Christian noble family,
He was named Georgios
Meaning “worker of
the land”
And served in the Roman
Army
Reaching the rank
of Tribunus
In the eastern
city of Nicomedia
Until Emperor
Diocletian
Issued an edict against
Christians
Commanding they
renounce their faith
Instead, George
renounced the edict
Gave his wealth to
the poor
And prepared
himself for death
As expected, he was
sentenced to death
But was tortured on
a wheel of swords
Before being decapitated
In front of
Nicomedia's city wall
On April 23rd 303
AD
His feast day is April
23rd
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