Columba the Virgin Saint

See Columba (disambiguation) and St Columb (disambiguation) for other uses.Saint Columba the Virgin is a female saint with dedications in Cornwall and other Celtic regions. She probably lived in the 6th century.She became a Christian when the Holy Ghost appeared to her in the form of a dove. The Latin word for dove is 'columba'.

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Columba the Virgin
Birth place
Scotland , Lothian
Place of death
Cornwall , Ruthvoes
TitleVirgin & Martyr

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major shrine
St Columb Major
venerated in
Anglicanism
Catholic Church

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