The life of Saint Columba (Columb-Kille) 521-597 : founder of the monastery of Iona and first Christian missionary to the pagan tribes of North Britain . ANCIENT ORATORY ON THE ISLAND OF INCHCOLM, FIRTH OF FORTH. BELL OF SAINT COLUMDA BELL OF SAINT PATRICK (SEE BOOK I. CHAP. VIII.) (SEE BOOK I. CHAP. VIII.) THE LIFE OFSAINT COLUMBA In the Name of Jesus Christ, the Pre-face begins : Wishing to fall in with the urgent demands ofthe Brethren, and being about to write, withChrists help, the life of our Blessed Patron, I shallhave a care, firstly, to warn those who may read it,that they should
The life of Saint Columba (Columb-Kille) 521-597 : founder of the monastery of Iona and first Christian missionary to the pagan tribes of North Britain . ANCIENT ORATORY ON THE ISLAND OF INCHCOLM, FIRTH OF FORTH. BELL OF SAINT COLUMDA BELL OF SAINT PATRICK (SEE BOOK I. CHAP. VIII.) (SEE BOOK I. CHAP. VIII.) THE LIFE OFSAINT COLUMBA In the Name of Jesus Christ, the Pre-face begins : Wishing to fall in with the urgent demands ofthe Brethren, and being about to write, withChrists help, the life of our Blessed Patron, I shallhave a care, firstly, to warn those who may read it,that they should give credit to the facts thereinrecorded, and attend to the matter rather than tothe words, which, as I think, seem uncultured andrude. And let them remember that the Kingdomof God consists not in exuberance of eloquence,but in the abundant blossoming forth of faith ;and let them not, because of some obscure namesof men or tribes or places in the barbarous Irishtongue (which, as I think, sounds harsh comparedwith various languages of foreign nations), despisea record of deeds, useful to us, and done not with-out Gods help. Further, we have thought to warn the reader ofthis also : that many other things concer
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