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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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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.
So who was St. Columba or Colum Cille in Gaelic…? Born of royal blood in 521 AD in Ireland, or Scotia as it was then called, he was the grandson of the Irish King Niall. He left Ireland for Scotland not as a missionary but as an act of self-imposed penance for a bloody mess he had caused at home.
Mar 22, 2023 · Born in 521 AD in Gartan (modern-day Count Donegal, Ireland), Columba of Iona is traditionally known as the Patron Saint of Derry in Northern Ireland. As previously mentioned, parts of Europe fell into chaos and war after Rome fell, with the English isles being one of them.
Jun 9, 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of St. Columba, one of Ireland's three patron saints and the founder of the famous Book of Kells. Discover how he preserved the wisdom of classical civilization, founded monasteries and churches, and faced exile and conflict.
Columcille or Columba, Saint, one of the greatest names in the early ecclesiastical history of the British Isles, was born at Gartan, in the County of Donegal, 7th December 521. He was a descendant of Niall of the Nine Hostages—his father’s name being Fedhlimidh, and his mother’s Eithne, both of royal descent.
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Saint Columban (born c. 543, Leinster [Ireland]—died Nov. 23, 615, Bobbio [Italy]; feast day November 23) was an abbot and writer, one of the greatest missionaries of the Celtic church, who initiated a revival of spirituality on the European continent.
