Encarta Search

Search Encarta about Saint Columban

Windows Live® Search Results

St. Columban
A Catholic parish in Loveland, Ohio, since 1859 ... St. Columban Parish is a Catholic community that follows the Word and Work of Jesus Christ through discipleship, stewardship ...
St. Columban - Saints & Angels - Catholic Online
Large searchable database of information on Catholic saints. Saints, Catholic Saints. Thousands of Catholic Saints with biographical data, prayers, images, etc. The saints are ...
St. Columban
Short biography, from "The One Year Book of Saints" by Clifford Stevens.

See all search results in
Windows Live® Search Results

Also on Encarta

•	Important Notice: MSN Encarta to be discontinued. Learn more.

•

Presidential Myths Quiz

Saint Columban

Encyclopedia Article

Find | Print | E-mail | Blog It

Saint Columban or Columbanus, Saint (circa 543-615), Irish missionary, born in Leinster. He studied under St. Comgall, in the monastery in Bangor, County Down, and at about the age of 40 he went to the Continent with 12 companions and founded the monastery of Luxeuil and several other monasteries, in the region of the Vosges Mountains in northeastern France. His adherence to the Celtic method for calculating Easter involved him in controversy with the French bishops in 602, while his criticisms of the immorality of the Burgundian court led to his expulsion from France. In 612 he founded the monastery of Bobbio in Lombardy (Lombardia), Italy. His feast day is November 23.

More from Encarta

College degrees and career training

Explore online and on-campus programs.

Learn how to get that degree!

Recharge your brain

We serve up a heady brew of Encarta's best.

Check out Coffee Break.

Are you a somniphobe?

Fear of sleep keeps some people awake.

Check out our list of 20 things you didn't know about sleep.