Saint Columba (Irish: Colm Cille ‘church dove'; 7 December 521 – 9 June 597) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day 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.
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birth date
0521-12-07
birth place
Northern Ireland, County Donegal, County Londonderry, Ireland, Gartan, Glengiven
death date
0597-06-09
death place
Iona, Scotland, Ireland, Aghaboe
LCCN Id
n/50/081695
major shrine
Iona, Scotland
title
Apostle of the Picts
venerated in
Anglican Communion, Eastern Orthodox Church, Presbyterianism, Lutheranism, Catholic Church
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