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Columba

Columba

Irish abbot and missionary
Columba or Colmcille was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission. He founded the important abbey on Iona, which became a dominant... Wikipedia
Born: December 7, 521 AD, Gartan
Died: June 9, 597 AD (age 75 years), Iona, United Kingdom
Parents: Eithne and Fedhlimdh
Siblings: Iogen, Mincoleth, Sinech, and more
Attributes: Monk's robes, Celtic tonsure and crosier
Major shrine: Iona, Scotland