Columba of Terryglass
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Saint Columba of Terryglass | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Died | 13 December 552 |
| Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
| Feast | 12 December |
 Saints Portal |
|
Columba of Terryglass (unknown - 13 December 552, was the son of Crinthainn and a disciple of St. Finnian of Clonard.[1]
When Saint Finnian was in extremis, suffering from the plague, Columba administered Holy Viaticum. Having completed his studies, he took charge of Saints Caemban, Fintan, and Mocumin. He founded the celebrated monastery of Tirdaglas (Tir-da-glasÃ), or Terryglass in 548. It is said that he visited Tours and brought from there the relics of St. Martin of Tours.
He died of the plague on 13 December 552, and was buried within the precincts of his own monastery at Terryglass. Some fifteen other saints of Ireland, bearing the name Columba, are mentioned in the Martyrology of Gorman.
[edit] References
- ^ St. Columba of Terryglass - article in the Catholic Encyclopedia.
 |
This article about a saint is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.
