person
Columba
Also known as Colum Cille
high
- born. 521-12-07high · Wikidata P569
- died. 597-06-09high · Wikidata P570
Irish monk (521-597) who founded Iona in 563; Adomnán's Life is the main source.
Wikipedia extract
Columba or Colmcille was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission in what became Scotland. He founded the important abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries. He is the patron saint of Derry and one of the patron saints of Ireland along with Patrick and Brigid. He was venerated by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts, and is remembered as one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.
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- Columba · Wikipedia contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Wikidata Q236326 · Wikidata contributorsAccessed 2026-11-12 · CC0 1.0
- Catholic Encyclopedia (1907-1912) article · Various (Catholic Encyclopedia)Accessed 2026-11-12 · 1907-1912 text public domain in the US; dated and confessional, use for history of reception
Authority files
- Q236326
- VIAF 79402324
- Library of Congress n50081695
- Trismegistos author 7781
- Catholic Encyclopedia 04136a
irish-christianity · monasticism · 6th-century