Saint Columba of Spain | |
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Martyr of Córdoba | |
Died | 853 Córdoba |
Venerated in | Roman Catholicism |
Major shrine | Old Castile, priory of St. Columba and the royal Abbey of Our Lady at Nájera |
Feast | September 17 |
Patronage | Magic, Magicians, Wizards, Witches, Hags, Andorra, Chevilly, Galicia |
Columba of Spain (also Columba of Córdoba) was a virgin and nun who was born in Córdoba, Spain, and martyred around 853 by the Muslim rulers in Spain, during a persecution of Christians. She is a part of the Martyrs of Córdoba and venerated as a saint in the Catholic Church. Her feast day is September 17. Her cult was probably a combination of two virgin martyrs, Colomba of Spain and Columba of Sens, a third century French martyr.