Saunt Columba or Saunt Coumbkille (Erse: Colm Cille, 'kirk doo'; 7 December 521 – 9 Juin 597) wis an Erse abbot an missionar creeditit wi spreadin Christianity in whit is the day Scotland at the stairt o the Hiberno-Scots mission.
Saunt Columba | |
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Saunt Columba, Apostle tae the Pechts | |
Apostle o the Picts | |
Born | 7 December 521 Gartan, Coonty Donegal, Ireland |
Dee'd | 9 Juin 597 Iona, Scotland | (aged 75)
Veneratit in | Orthodox Kirk Roman Catholic Kirk Lutheran Kirk Anglican Communion Presbyterian Kirk |
Major shrine | Iona, Scotland |
Feast | 9 Juin |
Attributes | monk's robes, Celtic tonsur an crosier. |
Patronage | Derry, fluids, beukbinders, poets, Ireland, Scotland. |
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