St columba school
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St Columba lived from 7 December 521 to 9 June 597. The name he is known by today is the Latin version of his given name Colum, though he came to be known as Colum-cille, or "dove of the church" by most people in his own day. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
Columba was born at Garten, County Donegal, Ireland. He was a member of the Clan O'Donnell, and was of royal descent. His father was Fedhlimdh and his mother Eithne. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fifth century. Much of what we know about him comes from a Life of Columba written by his successor Abbot Adomnán of Iona who lived a century later.
Columba was educated at the monastic school of Moville under St Finnian, who had himself studied at St Ninian's "Magnum Monasterium" on the shores of Galloway. In 560 a dispute arose over a copy Columba had made of St. Finnian's book of psalms. The result was Columba's instigat
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St. Columba
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Abbot of Iona, b. at Garten, County Donegal, Ireland, 7 December, 521; d. 9 June, 597. He belonged to the Clan O'Donnell, and was of royal descent. His father's name was Fedhlimdh and that of his mother Eithne. On his father's side he was great-great-grandson of Niall of the Nine Hostages, an Irish king of the fourth century. His baptismal name was Colum, which signifies a dove, hence the latinized form Columba. It assumes another form in Colum-cille, the suffix meaning "of the Churches". He was baptized at Tulach-Dubhglaise, now Temple-Douglas, by a priest named Cruithnechan, who afterwards became his tutor or foster-father. When sufficiently advanced in letters he entered the monasticschool of Movilla under St. Finnian who had studied at St. Ninian's "Magnum Monasterium" on the shores of Galloway. Columba at Movilla monastic life and received the di
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Columba
Irish missionary monk, one of Ireland's three patron saints
For other uses, see Columba (disambiguation).Not to be confused with Columbanus."Saint Columba" redirects here. For other uses, see Saint Columba (disambiguation).
Saint Columba | |
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Saint Columba, Apostle to the Picts | |
| Born | 7 December 521 AD Gartan, Tyrconnell, Gaelic Ireland |
| Died | 9 June 597 AD (aged 75) Iona, Dál Riata |
| Venerated in | Catholic Church Eastern Orthodox Church Anglicanism Lutheranism |
| Major shrine | Iona, Scotland |
| Feast | 9 June |
| Attributes | Monk's robes, Celtic tonsure and crosier |
| Patronage | Derry, floods, bookbinders, poets, Ireland and Scotland |
Columba () or Colmcille[a] (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irishabbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission.[3][4] He founded the important abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries.[5] He is the patron saint of D
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