{"id":949,"date":"2023-06-18T19:42:04","date_gmt":"2023-06-18T19:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:10071\/?p=949"},"modified":"2023-06-18T19:42:05","modified_gmt":"2023-06-18T19:42:05","slug":"statue-of-saint-columba","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/localhost:10071\/statue-of-saint-columba\/","title":{"rendered":"STATUE OF SAINT COLUMBA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>ST COLUMBA&#8217;S CHURCH ON IONA ROAD IN DUBLIN<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p>The plaque may cause one to believe that the saint lived for a thousand years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>St. Columba, also called Colum, or Columcille, (born c. 521, Tyrconnell [now County Donegal, Ireland]\u2014died June 8\/9, 597, Iona [Inner Hebrides, Scotland]; feast day June 9), abbot and missionary traditionally credited with the main role in the conversion of Scotland to Christianity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Columba studied under Saints Finnian of Moville and Finnian of Clonard and was ordained priest about 551. He founded churches and the famous monasteries Daire Calgaich, in Derry, and Dair-magh, in Durrow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Sony A7RIV is by far the best camera that I own and on paper the Sony 85mm GM is my best lens but for various reasons I have not used the camera since my visit to Cork in 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-luminous-vivid-orange-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-luminous-vivid-orange-background-color has-background is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"alignnormal\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-942\" style=\"width: 100%; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-70-2 metaslider metaslider-responsive metaslider-942 ml-slider ms-theme-default\" role=\"region\" aria-roledescription=\"Slideshow\" aria-label=\"STATUE OF SAINT COLUMBA [ST COLUMBA&#039;S CHURCH ON IONA ROAD IN DUBLIN]\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_942\">\n        <ul id='metaslider_942' class='rslides'>\n            <li aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-0'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10071\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/STATUE-OF-SAINT-COLUMBA-ST-COLUMBAS-CHURCH-ON-IONA-ROAD-IN-DUBLIN-218830-1-1422x1067.jpg\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1600\" alt=\"STATUE OF SAINT COLUMBA [ST COLUMBA&#039;S CHURCH ON IONA ROAD IN DUBLIN] 001\" class=\"slider-942 slide-946 lazyload\" title=\"STATUE OF SAINT COLUMBA [ST COLUMBA&#039;S CHURCH ON IONA ROAD IN DUBLIN]-218830-1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/1200;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10071\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/STATUE-OF-SAINT-COLUMBA-ST-COLUMBAS-CHURCH-ON-IONA-ROAD-IN-DUBLIN-218830-1-1422x1067.jpg\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1600\" alt=\"STATUE OF SAINT COLUMBA [ST COLUMBA&#039;S CHURCH ON IONA ROAD IN DUBLIN] 001\" class=\"slider-942 slide-946\" title=\"STATUE OF SAINT COLUMBA [ST COLUMBA&#039;S CHURCH ON IONA ROAD IN DUBLIN]-218830-1\" \/><\/noscript><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-1'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10071\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/STATUE-OF-SAINT-COLUMBA-ST-COLUMBAS-CHURCH-ON-IONA-ROAD-IN-DUBLIN-218829-1-1422x1067.jpg\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1600\" alt=\"STATUE OF SAINT COLUMBA [ST COLUMBA&#039;S CHURCH ON IONA ROAD IN DUBLIN] 002\" class=\"slider-942 slide-947 lazyload\" title=\"STATUE OF SAINT COLUMBA [ST COLUMBA&#039;S CHURCH ON IONA ROAD IN DUBLIN]-218829-1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/1200;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10071\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/STATUE-OF-SAINT-COLUMBA-ST-COLUMBAS-CHURCH-ON-IONA-ROAD-IN-DUBLIN-218829-1-1422x1067.jpg\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1600\" alt=\"STATUE OF SAINT COLUMBA [ST COLUMBA&#039;S CHURCH ON IONA ROAD IN DUBLIN] 002\" class=\"slider-942 slide-947\" title=\"STATUE OF SAINT COLUMBA [ST COLUMBA&#039;S CHURCH ON IONA ROAD IN DUBLIN]-218829-1\" \/><\/noscript><\/li>\n            <li style='display: none;' aria-roledescription='slide' aria-labelledby='slide-2'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10071\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/STATUE-OF-SAINT-COLUMBA-ST-COLUMBAS-CHURCH-ON-IONA-ROAD-IN-DUBLIN-218828-1-1422x1067.jpg\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1600\" alt=\"STATUE OF SAINT COLUMBA [ST COLUMBA&#039;S CHURCH ON IONA ROAD IN DUBLIN] 003\" class=\"slider-942 slide-948 lazyload\" title=\"STATUE OF SAINT COLUMBA [ST COLUMBA&#039;S CHURCH ON IONA ROAD IN DUBLIN]-218828-1\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1600px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1600\/1200;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/localhost:10071\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/STATUE-OF-SAINT-COLUMBA-ST-COLUMBAS-CHURCH-ON-IONA-ROAD-IN-DUBLIN-218828-1-1422x1067.jpg\" height=\"1200\" width=\"1600\" alt=\"STATUE OF SAINT COLUMBA [ST COLUMBA&#039;S CHURCH ON IONA ROAD IN DUBLIN] 003\" class=\"slider-942 slide-948\" title=\"STATUE OF SAINT COLUMBA [ST COLUMBA&#039;S CHURCH ON IONA ROAD IN DUBLIN]-218828-1\" \/><\/noscript><\/li>\n        <\/ul>\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Columba studied under Saints Finnian of Moville and Finnian of Clonard and was ordained priest about 551. 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