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Columba
Stained glass window in Iona Abbey showing Saint Columba
Saint Columba (Irish Colm Cille, "Columb of the Church";[1] 7 December, 521–9 June, 597[2]) was an Irish priest and missionary.[3] He left Ireland in 563 AD on his mission to bring Christianity to Dál Riata, now western Scotland.[4] He built the famous monastery on the Island of Iona which became known as a "holy island'.[4]
- ↑ Edward Sullivan, The Book of Kells (London; The Studio, Ltd., 1920), p. 2
- ↑ C. Edmonds. "St. Columba". The Catholic Encyclopedia. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ "Medieval Sourcebook: Adamnan: Life of St. Columba, Introduction [Seth Seyfried]". Fordham University. Archived from the original on 13 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "St Columba (Colum Cille)". BBC. Retrieved 12 January 2016.
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