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|SaintName=Saint Columba of Iona | |SaintName=Saint Columba of Iona | ||
|SaintStage=Saint | |SaintStage=Saint | ||
|SaintBirthDate= | |FeastDay=June 09 | ||
|SaintBirthDate=521-07-12 | |||
|SaintBirthPlace=Gartan, County Donegal, Ireland | |SaintBirthPlace=Gartan, County Donegal, Ireland | ||
|SaintBirthCoordinates=54.9500, -7.7500 | |SaintBirthCoordinates=54.9500, -7.7500 | ||
|SaintDeathDate= | |SaintDeathDate=597-09-06 | ||
|DeathPlace=Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland | |DeathPlace=Iona, Argyll and Bute, Scotland | ||
|SaintDeathCoordinates=56.3294, -6.4206 | |SaintDeathCoordinates=56.3294, -6.4206 | ||
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|NotableLabel3=Founded monastery in Ireland | |NotableLabel3=Founded monastery in Ireland | ||
|NotableCoordinates3=53.0500, -7.5167 | |NotableCoordinates3=53.0500, -7.5167 | ||
| | |AssociatedCountries=Ireland; Scotland | ||
| | |AssociatedDioceses=[[Diocese of Argyll and the Isles]]; [[Archdiocese of Armagh]] | ||
|Canonized=Yes | |Canonized=Yes | ||
|Canonizer=Early Church Fathers | |Canonizer=Early Church Fathers | ||
|SaintMiracle1=Raised a boy from the dead | |SaintMiracle1=Raised a boy from the dead | ||
|SaintMiracle2=Calmed a storm and expelled Loch Ness monster | |SaintMiracle2=Calmed a storm and expelled Loch Ness monster | ||
|SaintMiracle3=Prophesied future events | |SaintMiracle3=Prophesied future events | ||
|Profession=monk | |Profession=monk | ||
|ReligiousAffiliation=Celtic Christian monastic tradition | |ReligiousAffiliation=Celtic Christian monastic tradition | ||
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|PrimaryShrine=Iona Abbey, Scotland | |PrimaryShrine=Iona Abbey, Scotland | ||
|AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion | |AdditionalVeneration=Eastern Orthodox Church; Anglican Communion | ||
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'''Saint Columba of Iona''' (Irish: '''Colm Cille'''; 521 – 9 June 597), also known as '''Saint Colmcille''', was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading [[Christianity]] in what is today Scotland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04136a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Columba |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to historical records, primarily the 7th-century ''Vita Columbae'' by Adomnán, Columba was born into the royal Uí Néill clan in Gartan, County Donegal, Ireland, and after studying under [[Saint Finnian of Clonard]], founded several monasteries including Derry and Durrow before self-exile to Iona in 563 due to a quarrel over a psalter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=419 |title=St. Columba |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> From Iona, he evangelized the Picts, converting King Bridei mac Maelchon and establishing Christianity north of the Firth of Forth. | '''Saint Columba of Iona''' (Irish: '''Colm Cille'''; 521 – 9 June 597), also known as '''Saint Colmcille''', was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading [[Christianity]] in what is today Scotland.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04136a.htm |title=CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: St. Columba |publisher=New Advent |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> According to historical records, primarily the 7th-century ''Vita Columbae'' by Adomnán, Columba was born into the royal Uí Néill clan in Gartan, County Donegal, Ireland, and after studying under [[Saint Finnian of Clonard]], founded several monasteries including Derry and Durrow before self-exile to Iona in 563 due to a quarrel over a psalter.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=419 |title=St. Columba |publisher=Catholic Online |access-date=2025-10-28}}</ref> From Iona, he evangelized the Picts, converting King Bridei mac Maelchon and establishing Christianity north of the Firth of Forth. | ||