The Missionary Society of St. Columban (Latin: Societas Santi Columbani pro Missionibus ad Exteros) (abbreviated as S.S.C.), commonly known as the "Columbans", is a missionary Catholic society society of apostolic life, founded in Ireland in 1916 and approved by the Vatican in 1918. Initially it was known as the Maynooth Mission to China. Members may be priests, seminarians or lay workers. The founders of the Society also founded the Missionary Sisters of St. Columban to share in their work.
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