SAINTS OF PAST AGES: ST COLUMBA
DAVID ADAMS takes a look at the life of St Columba, one of the patron saints of Ireland…
New analysis of bones may shed new light on Christianity’s origins in Scotland
A study of human bones found in a mass burial ground in south-west Scotland could reveal whether Christianity had a foothold in the country before the arrival of St Columba in the middle of the 6th century. While there is already some evidence of a major Christian settlement in the Whithorn area of Scotland – […]