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Columba Marmion OSB | |
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| Born | Joseph Aloysius Marmion 1 April 1858 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 30 January 1923 (aged 64) Maredsous Abbey, Belgium |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church |
| Beatified | 3 September 2000, Saint Peter's Square, Vatican City by Pope John Paul II |
| Feast | 30 January |
Columba Marmion O.S.B, born Joseph Aloysius Marmion (1 April 1858 – 30 January 1923) was a Benedictine Irish monk and the third Abbot of Maredsous Abbey in Belgium. Beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 3, 2000, Columba was one of the most popular[1] and influential[2] Catholic authors of the 20th century. His books are considered spiritual classics.[3]
- ^ Toups, pp. 159-160, notes 2 & 3 (noting that Marmion's works have been translated into at least 11 languages, and that some 1.5 million copies of his books were in distribution as of 1951).
- ^ Toups, p. 160, note 4 (discussing the "direct influence" of Marmion on several Popes of the 20th century and on the Fathers of the Vatican II). See also Philipon, p. 11: "His work initiated a profound spiritual revival the influence of which has permeated the whole Catholic world"; and Capelle, p. 20: "It is certain that his teaching, so necessary and so powerful, has left a permanent mark on the Christianity of our times".
- ^ Philipon 1956, p. 21; Capelle 1948, p. 10; Tierney, Biography, p. 7.