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Columba

Columba (/kəˈlʌmbəˌ ˈkɒlʌmbə/) or Colmcille (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) 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…

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Attributes
Monk's robes, Celtic tonsure and crosier
Born
7 December 521 AD Gartan, Tyrconnell, Gaelic Ireland
Died
9 June 597 AD (aged 75) Iona, Dál Riata
Feast
9 June
Major shrine
Iona, Scotland
Patronage
Derry, floods, bookbinders, poets, Ireland and Scotland

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Early life in Ireland

Scotland

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Columba

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Avg. degree1.99
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related to Scotland · 53
Columba → According, Adomnán, Argyll, Aside, Bridei's, Catholic, Catholic Diocese, Church, Clan Donald, Clan Donnachaidh, Clan Dundas, Clan MacKinnon, Clan Robertson, Colmcille's, Comgaill King, Conall, Crinan, Cross, Duncan, Dunkeld
related to Primary sources · 35
Columba → Adomnán, Alba, Amra Coluim Chille, Another, Bannockburn, Battle, Bede, Both, Brecbennoch, Bridei, Columba's, Columba's Iona, Europe, European, Iona, Ireland, It, June, King, Latin
related to Early life in Ireland · 33
Columba → Adomnán, Cenél Conaill, Colmcille, Conwal, County Donegal, Crimthann, Cruithnechán, Cumha, Eithne, Eunan, Fedlimid, Gartan, Glencolmcille, He, Hebrew, In, Iona, Ireland, Irish, It
related to Other · 22
Columba → Anglican, Anglican Diocese, British Columbia, Church, Columba Anglican Church, Columba's Episcopal Church, Columba's Presbyterian Church, England, Episcopal Church, June, Mauritius, Ottawa, Palmerstone, Peppermint Grove, Presbyterian Church, St, The Church, The Saint-Columba Presbyterian Church, There, Tofino
related to External links · 20
Columba → Adamnan, BBC, Betha Choluim Chille, Catholic Encyclopedia, CELT, Columcille, GartanThe Life, Irish Culture, LibriVoxThe, Life, On, Reeves, Saint Columba, Saint Columba Apostle, SaintsAlivePhoto, Scotland, St, St ColumbaSt Columba, Stokes, The Life
related to Poetry · 9
Columba → Abecedarian, Adiutor Laborantium, Altus Prosator, Both, Classical Latin, God, Iona Abbey, Latin, The
see also · 4
Columba → Celtic ChristianityEarly Christian IrelandList, Columba's SchoolSaint Columba, Early Middle Ages, IrelandSt
Attributes · 1
Columba → Monk's robes, Celtic tonsure and crosier
Born · 1
Columba → 7 December 521 AD Gartan, Tyrconnell, Gaelic Ireland
Died · 1
Columba → 9 June 597 AD (aged 75) Iona, Dál Riata

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iona st ireland saint columba's scotland named church colmcille one became irish also school life abbey founded derry monastery county

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
ColumbaAttributesMonk's robes, Celtic tonsure and crosier1.00infobox
ColumbaBorn7 December 521 AD Gartan, Tyrconnell, Gaelic Ireland1.00infobox
ColumbaDied9 June 597 AD (aged 75) Iona, Dál Riata1.00infobox
ColumbaFeast9 June1.00infobox
ColumbaMajor shrineIona, Scotland1.00infobox
ColumbaPatronageDerry, floods, bookbinders, poets, Ireland and Scotland1.00infobox
ColumbaVenerated inCatholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglicanism Lutheranism1.00infobox
Columbais apatron saint of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Youngstown0.90text
Columbarelated to Early life in IrelandFedlimid0.60section
Columbarelated to Early life in IrelandEithne0.60section
Columbarelated to Early life in IrelandCenél Conaill0.60section
Columbarelated to Early life in IrelandGartan0.60section

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