Columba

thumb Columba (7 December 521 – 9 June 597) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission. Quotes Thou shalt go no further, nor touch the man; go back with all speed. Adamnan, Life of Saint Columba, Ch. 28: "How an Aquatic Monster was driven off by virtue of the blessed man's prayer". Translated by William Reeves, The Historians of Scotland, vol. 6 (1874) Where comes a cow, there follows a woman; and where comes a woman follows trouble. Attributed in Seumas MacManus, Heavy Hangs the Golden Grain (1950) Ch. 3 External links Saint Columba Category:520s births Category:597 deaths Category:Non-fiction authors Category:Latin authors Category:Saints Category:Catholics from Ireland