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Derry, floods, bookbinders, poets, Ireland, and Scotland. Columba ( / kəˈlʌmbəˌ ˈkɒlʌmbə /) or Colmcille [a] (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission.
St. Columba is an Irish saint who is credited with having had a main role in the conversion of Scotland to Christianity in the 6th century. He is a patron saint of Scotland and one of the three patron saints of Ireland, along with St. Patrick and St. Brigid. His feast day is June 9.
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May 21, 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of St. Columba, also known as Colum Cille, who founded monasteries, converted kings, and battled a monster in Loch Ness. Discover how he influenced the Christianisation of Scotland and the British Isles through his faith, scholarship, and peace.
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Saint Columba (December 7, 521– June 9, 597) was a venerable Irish saint, sometimes referred to as Columba of Iona, or, in Old Irish, as Colm Cille or Columcille (meaning "Dove of the Church"). He was renowned for his physical stature, his forceful personality, his love of scholarship, and his missionary activity, though it was in this final ...
- December 7, 521 in County Donegal, Ireland
- Iona, Scotland
- June 9, 597 (Age 75) in Iona, Scotland
The Life of Columba (Latin: Vita Columbae) is a hagiography recounting the life of Columba, the founder of Iona Abbey, written a century after Columba's death by Adomnán, one of his successors as Abbot of Iona. Adomnán (also known as Eunan), served as the ninth Abbot of Iona until his death in 704.
Jun 22, 2017 · Learn about the life, achievements, miracles and prophecies of St. Columba, the greatest of all Celtic saints and the enlightener of Scotland. He founded the famous monastery on Iona and spread Orthodoxy in the Celtic tradition throughout Europe.
Aug 1, 2006 · Learn about Columba, a sixth-century monk who founded twenty-five monasteries and forty churches in Scotland and England. Discover the principles of his evangelism and the legacy of his spiritual brotherhood.
