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Key Facts |
| Other names |
Columcille |
| Born |
521 |
| Location |
County Donegal, Ireland |
| Bloodline |
Uí Néill |
| Married |
No |
| Children |
No |
| Position |
Militia leader, later abbot |
| Died |
597 |
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Source of Facts and Important Announcement |
| Status |
Under Article 64.6 of the Covenant of One-Heaven (Pactum De Singularis Caelum) by Special Qualification shall be known as a Saint, with all sins and evil acts they performed forgiven. |
| Date of formal Beatification |
Day of Redemption UCA[E1:Y1:A1:S1:M9:D1] also known as Fri, 21 Dec 2012. |
| Source of Facts |
Self Confession and Revelation of Sainthood by the Deceased Spirit as condition of their confirmation as a true Saint. |
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Background |
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Born Columcille (St Columba) of the northern Uí Néill and the Cenél nEógain clan. |
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In the year 558 A great feud broke out between the Uí Néill clans of the North and the Uí Néill to the South who still held Tara and the High Kingship. |
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Ruadán the Abbot of Lorrha, also known as Saint Ruadhan of the northen Uí Néill clans along with group of bishops went to High King Diarmait mac Cerbaill of the southern Uí Néill clans to demand that the High King enforce the edicts of Rome and make the Vulgate (Catholic Bible) the official text of the Irish church. |
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The High King refused and had Ruadán arrested and in 560, he died a prisoner at Tara. |
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Upon the death of Saint Ruadhan, Columcille of the northern Uí Néill rallied his kinsmen the Cenél nEógain and fought the forces of the High King at the Battle of Battle of Cul Dreimhne. |
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But while the battle was raging, Columcille and a detatchment left for Tara. With no one to defend the ancient fort city the troops of Saint Columba easily gained entry. He then ordered the royal family killed and the entire capital set alight, destroying over 1,000 years of history. |
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Upon victory at the Battle of Cul Dreimhne and with the High King murdered by Columcille, Domnall Ilchegalch of the Cenél nEógain a kinsman of Saint Columba was made High King. |
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Instead of being a hero to the northen Uí Néill, Saint Columba was considered a traitor to all Ireland on account of his actions and was banished from Ireland to the isle of Iona one mile west from the isle of Mull in the West of Scotland. |
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There Columba formed a did form a monastery dedicated to re-writing all history in their image. |
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