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Derry, floods, bookbinders, poets, Ireland, and Scotland. Columba ( / kəˈlʌmbəˌ ˈkɒlʌmbə /) or Colmcille [a] (7 December 521 – 9 June 597 AD) was an Irish abbot and missionary evangelist credited with spreading Christianity in what is today Scotland at the start of the Hiberno-Scottish mission.
St. Columba is an Irish saint who is credited with having had a main role in the conversion of Scotland to Christianity in the 6th century. He is a patron saint of Scotland and one of the three patron saints of Ireland, along with St. Patrick and St. Brigid. His feast day is June 9.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
Aug 1, 2006 · Learn about Columba, a sixth-century monk who founded twenty-five monasteries and forty churches in Scotland and England. Discover the principles of his evangelism and the legacy of his spiritual brotherhood.
Jun 9, 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of St. Columba, also known as Colmcille, who founded monasteries and copied manuscripts in Ireland and Scotland. Discover how he became involved in a famous dispute over a Psalter and how his legacy inspired the Book of Kells.
May 21, 2023 · Learn about the life and legacy of St. Columba, also known as Colum Cille, who founded monasteries, converted kings, and battled a monster in Loch Ness. Discover how he influenced the Christianisation of Scotland and the British Isles through his faith, scholarship, and peace.
Columba is a faint constellation designated in the late sixteenth century, remaining in official use, with its rigid limits set in the 20th century. Its name is Latin for dove . It takes up 1.31% of the southern celestial hemisphere and is just south of Canis Major and Lepus .
The bird genus Columba comprises a group of medium to large pigeons. The terms "dove" and "pigeon" are used indiscriminately for smaller and larger Columbidae, respectively. Columba species – at least those of Columba sensu stricto – are generally termed "pigeons", and in many cases wood-pigeons.
