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Life of St. Columba

Life of St. Columba

by Adomnan of Iona  •  Richard Sharpe (Translator)

  • BIOGRAPHY/MEMOIR
  • 1995
  • PAPER
  • 395 PAGES

An early account of the life of St. Columba (521-97), the 6th-century abbot who established the monastery on Iona. Written by Adomnan of Iona at the turn of the 8th century, it introduces the profoundly spiritual man as well as his famous abbey. A Penguin Classic.  (IRE103, $18.00)

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