<p>Pope Clement I is recognized as 3rd in succession to Peter. Other than the fact that he lived in the 1st century, little is known about his life or death. Tradition has it that Clement was a contemporary of Peter and Paul, perhaps a former slave of the imperial court. He was martyred in exile about AD 99.</p>
<p>Clement's fame rests in a letter he wrote to the Church of Corinth when Christians there revolted against their leaders. Intervening as Bishop of Rome, he clearly expects obedience. This attitude demonstrates the primacy of Rome at an early date.</p>
<p><strong>Saint Columbanus</strong></p>
<p>Columbanus lived from the middle of the 6th century until 615. Born in Ireland, he was one of the greatest of the Irish monks who carried Celtic Christianity throughout Europe at a time when paganism threatened to extinguish the faith.</p>
<p>When he was 40, Columbanus and 12 companions left their monastic school in Ireland for Gaul (now France) to preach the Gospel. Within 10 years, 3 monastic foundations had been established and the court and the local bishops felt threatened by their power. Columbanus and those who were Irish were compelled to leave but the monasteries were permitted to carry on. Columbanus spent the rest of his life in Europe preaching and building new foundations which survived for centuries. Many Irish monks followed his example.©2011 <em>Living with Christ, </em>Novalis - Bayard Press Canada Inc., <strong>http://www.livingwithchrist.ca/</strong>. Reprinted with permission.</p>
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