Saint Columbanus of Ghent

Memorial

• 2 February

Profile

Abbot of an Irish community. Following a series of Viking raids, he led his community to safer fields in Belgium. On 2 February 957 Columbanus became a hermit in the cemetery near the church of Saint Bavo, Ghent. He developed a wide reputation for holiness and attracted new followers. His name is in the litany to be recited in Belgium during public emergencies.

Born

• Ireland

Died

• 15 February 959
• buried in the cathedral of Ghent, Belgium

Canonized

• Pre-Congregation

Additional Information

• Book of Saints, by the Monks of Ramsgate
• Our Sunday Visitor’s Encyclopedia of Saints

MLA Citation

• “Saint Columbanus of Ghent”. Saints.SQPN.com. 31 January 2010. Web. 23 May 2013. <http://saints.sqpn.com/saint-columbanus-of-ghent/>