
St. Columcille
Catholic Saints
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The Life and Times of Saint Columba
The most famous life of Saint Columba is written about 100 years later by a later abbot of Iona. The reasons for his leaving Ireland are unclear. It seems that maybe he started a battle over a Psalter book. So it's not really clear he had family in Scotland. Some sources say he did it out of penance for this battle. Other sources say, oh, no, he just left because his family lived there. And he moved to Scotland. He went back to Ireland at other times. We try to give you the facts,. people. Try to giving you the facts, people. If you haven't listened to Saint Bead or Saint Cuthbert, go
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