Columba of Terryglass

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Saint Columba of Terryglass
Died 13 December 552
Venerated in Roman Catholicism
Feast 12 December
Saints Portal
Persondata
NAME Columba of Terryglass
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTION
DATE OF BIRTH
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATH 13 December 552
PLACE OF DEATH


Columba of Terryglass (d. 13 December 552, was the son of Crinthainn and a disciple of St. Finnian of Clonard.[1] He was one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.[2]

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-glasí), 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

  1. ^ "St. Columba of Terryglass". Catholic Encyclopedia. (1913). New York: Robert Appleton Company. 
  2. ^ The Twelve Apostles of Erin

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v • d • e
Twelve Apostles of Ireland
Finnian of Clonard
Ciarán of Saighir · Ciarán of Clonmacnoise · Brendan of Birr · Brendan of Clonfert · Columba of Terryglass · Columba of Iona
Mobhí of Glasnevin · Ruadhan of Lorrha · Senan of Iniscathay · Ninnidh the Saintly of Loch Erne · Lasserian mac Nadfraech · Cainnech of Aghaboe

This article incorporates text from the public-domain Catholic Encyclopedia of 1913.

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