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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.
Apr 16, 2024 · 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.
St. Columba, also known as Colum Cille, which means 'Dove of the Church' in Irish, is a pivotal figure in the early spread of Christianity in Scotland. This Iri St. Columba: The Irish Saint Who Battled a Monster and Converted Scotland - IrishHistory.com
Jun 9, 2023 · The Story of St. Columba and the Book of Kells. The famed Book of Kells is often referred to as the “Book of Columba” because the story of its creation begins with this missionary saint and ...
SAINT COLUMBA, ABBOT, CONFESSOR—521-597. Feast: June 6. Columba, the most famous of the saints associated with Scotland, was actually an Irishman of the O'Neill or O'Donnell clan, born about the year 521 at Garton, County Donegal, in north Ireland. Of royal lineage on both sides, his father, Fedhlimidh, or Phelim, was great-grandson to Niall ...
A Compendium of Irish Biography. 1878. 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 ...
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 ...
