Columba
Columba (c. 521-597) was a renowned Irish Celtic missionary. He was probably born in County Donegal. His father was a member of the reigning family in Ireland and his mother was descended from royalty.
Columba (c. 521-597) was a renowned Irish Celtic missionary. He was probably born in County Donegal. His father was a member of the reigning family in Ireland and his mother was descended from royalty.
Winfrid Boniface (680-755), the apostle of Germany, was born in Devonshire, England and became a monk after studying grammar and theology at Exeter. For a time he was a missionary to Frisia, an area comprised mostly of the modern Netherlands.
David Brainerd (1718-1747) was born in Haddam, Connecticut. At the age of 14, he was orphaned.