Saint Patrick
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Saint Patrick was a fifth-century Romano-British Christian missionary and bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints being
Stained-glass window of Saint Patrick from Church of the Assumption, Our Lady's Island, County Wexford, Ireland
The reputed burial place of Saint Patrick in Downpatrick
Late Roman Britain
A stained-glass window in St Patrick's Church, Ballymena, showing him as a shepherd near Slemish mountain
Columba
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Columba or Colmcille was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission in what became Scotland. He founded the important abbey on Iona
Saint Patrick
…bishop in Ireland. Known as the "Apostle of Ireland", he is the primary patron saint of Ireland, the other patron saints being Brigid of Kildare and Columba. He is also the patron saint of Nigeria. Patrick is venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church, the Church of Ireland (part of the Anglican Communion…
Saint Columba, Apostle to the Picts
Ruins of Colmcille's Chapel at Gartan Lough
Stained-glass window of Colmcille founding Derry
Nineteenth century illustration of Columba's meeting with King Bridei, by William Hole