Columba of Cornwall
breton-cornish saint of the 6th century
Feast: 11 November (not on the universal Roman calendar; kept in the Roman Martyrology or local calendars)
Who they were
Columba of Cornwall, was a 6th-century Cornish saint. According to tradition, she was born to pagan royalty but converted to Christianity and was later martyred after refusing an arranged marriage. She is associated with St Columb Major and St Columb Minor, where she is venerated as a local patron saint. Her feast day is variously given in November.
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The miracles
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
Why that counted as sanctity
Limited information is available on this saint so far.
- Catholic Online — St Columba the Virgin (Cornwall) — Sixth-century Cornish virgin martyr, patron of the parishes of St Columb Major and St Columb Minor, feast 11/15 November (this page gives 11 November); her legend was collected by the Cornish Catholic Nicholas Roscarrock
- Wikidata Q5149543 — dates, feast day and identifiers (CC0)
- English Wikipedia — Columba of Cornwall (CC BY-SA)
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