St. Columba of Iona: Apostle to Scotland Saint Columba (c. 521–597), known in Irish as Columcille (the dove of the church), stands as one of the three patron saints of Ireland alongside Patrick and Brigid, and as the primary founder of organised Christianity in Scotland. His establishment of the monastery at Iona around 563 transformed an obscure […]
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Finbarr The “White Head” St. Finnian of Movilla – 23rd September Our holy father Finnian of Movilla was an Irish missionary, born around the year 495. He is sometimes known by the epithet Finbarr, meaning “white head,” a nod to his distinctive white hair. Not to be confused with his namesake, St. Finnian of Clonard,
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Early Life Finnian of Clonard – 25th December Finnian of Clonard, one of the early Irish monastic saints, was the blessed founder of Clonard Abbey in County Meath. He was born in County Carlow in the Kingdom of Leinster in 470, a member of the Clanna Rudraige tribe, which originated in Ulaid, Northern Ireland. This
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A Great Irish Missionary St. Cillian – 21st July Cillian was an Irish missionary bishop and the apostle of what is modern-day Bavaria. He was born to noble parents, as were many Irish saints of that time, around 640 in Cloughballybeg in County Cavan. In the summer of 686, Cillian and 11 of his companions
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