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unusual facts about SMK St. Columba


SMK St. Columba

Record holder for Malaysians of 100m sprint record of 10.30 seconds


Alyth

There may have been a Christian presence in this area from early times, since the medieval parish church was dedicated to St. Moluag of Lismore (d. 592), a contemporary of St. Columba.

B. M. Shah

Shah was also a well regarded Sanskrit teacher at St. Columba's School, Delhi for several years, before he became Director, National School of Drama (New Delhi).

Cathedral of St. Eunan and St. Columba

The original altar-piece, an Irish carving of Leonardo's Last Supper, is still present in the Cathedral and has been incorporated into the new altar.

Charmstone

In the Life of St. Columba it is recorded that he visited King Bridei in Pictland in around the year 565 AD and taking a white stone pebble from the River Ness he blessed it and any water it came into contact with would cure sick people.

Echternach Gospels

For example, in the sixth century St. Columba founded many monasteries in Europe with an emphasis on manuscript production.

Migration Period art

The spirals and scrolls in the enlarged opening letters—found in the earliest manuscripts such as the 7th century Cathach of St. Columba manuscript—borrows in style directly from Celtic enamels and La Tene metalworking motifs.

Otho-Corpus Gospels

Although it is not known where or when this manuscript was made, the similarities to the manuscripts noted above make it likely that it was made in one of the monasteries in the network of monasteries founded by St. Columba.

Robert Corbet Singleton

Robert Corbet Singleton was Warden of St. Columba’s College, Dublin, subsequently First Warden of St. Peter’s College, Radley, and a noted writer and translator of hymns.

SMK Jalan Arang

Mary John, then principal of SMK Jalan Arang, was transferred to SMK St. Teresa.

St Brendan's Chapel, Skipness

The chapel replaced an earlier chapel dedicated to St. Columba, which had been incorporated into nearby Skipness Castle.


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