Dear Joe,
It sounds as though your saint is the virgin and martyr Columba of Sens,
a native of Spain and patroness of Sainte-Colombe at Sens. Her f.d. is Dec
31 in the Roman Martyrology.
Cheers,
Martin
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QE II Library, Memorial Univ of Newfoundland FAX: (709) 737-2153
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On Mon, 11 May 1998, joseph pope wrote:
> I am lookoing for a saint by the name Columbane or Columbana,
> seemingly a virgin venerated in western France, possible feast day is
> December 31. Can anybody give me a lead for this one? The name appears
> in a 14th c. calendar.
> Joe Pope
>
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