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3 days ago · St Columbanus founded monasteries in France, Austria, Switzerland and Italy. In the last one, he founded Bobbio in 614 and died in November of the following year. “The influence of Columbanus on the continent can hardly be exaggerated,” wrote Mr Ríordáin. Robert Schuman, then French Foreign Minister said in July 1950 that “St Columbanus ...
Jun 25, 2024 · Launching an exhibition, “Ireland and the Birth of Europe”, on the legacy of St Columbanus and the Irish church in antiquity in the Italian town of Bobbio, where Columbanus died in 615AD ...
Jun 25, 2024 · Pope Francis has honoured Saint Columbanus while speaking to groups commemorating the great Irish saint. He told the groups: At first glance, this aim might appear unrealistic, given the vast difference between the Europe of today and that of the sixth and seventh centuries, and between our way of life and the model proposed by the ...
Jun 28, 2024 · Columbanus’ vision for Europe is one based on cooperation between people, to live in peace and unity. His monasteries attracted many young people at a time when Europe needed re-evangelisation. Pope Benedict XVI saw Columbanus as one of the ‘Fathers of Europe’.
3 days ago · More than 1,500 years have passed since the birth of St. Colmcille, one of the trinity of Ireland’s patron saints, along with St. Patrick and St. Brigid. He is a figure of profound religious, cultural, and political significance and is also important to faith groups beyond Catholicism.
Jun 24, 2024 · Saint Columba of Iona. Feast Day: June 9 – CNA. On June 9, the Catholic Church commemorates the sixth-century Irish monk and missionary Saint Columba of Iona, also known as St. Columcille.
Jun 24, 2024 · The Bishop of Kildare and Leighlin has said the 6th century Irish monk, St Columbanus, should be made a patron of Europe. Bishop Denis Nulty said the legacy of the missionary, who was born in ...
