Columba Marmion

Blessed Columba Marmion, born Joseph Aloysius Marmion (April 1, 1858 – January 30, 1923) was an Irish monk, and the third abbot of Maredsous Abbey. Beatified by Pope John Paul II on September 3, 2000, Marmion was one of the most popularSee, e.g., Philipon, p. 21 ("The works of Dom Marmion may be reckoned henceforth among the spiritual classics"); Capelle, p. 10 ("Dom Marmion's works have become a spiritual classic"); Tierney, Biography, p. 7 ("his books have become spiritual classics").

Early Years – Call by God (1858–1886)

Born in Dublin on April 1, 1858, into a large and very religious family (three of his sisters...
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