کولومبا

Also known as St. Columba, Saint Columba, St Columba, Colmcille, Colum Cille

Columba () or Colmcille (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. 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. He was highly regarded by both the Gaels of Dál Riata and the Picts, and is remembered today as a Catholic saint and one of the Twelve Apostles of Ireland.

AI overview

Columba was an Irish abbot and missionary who lived from 521 to 597 AD and played a key role in spreading Christianity to Scotland, founding the influential abbey on Iona that became a major religious and political center for centuries. He is venerated today as a Catholic saint and patron saint of Derry, and is remembered as one of the most important figures in early Christian history in the British Isles.

AI-generated from the Wikipedia summary — may contain errors.

Key facts

Saint.honorific_prefix: Saint
Saint.name: Columba
Saint.image: Columba at Bridei's fort.jpg
Saint.caption: Saint Columba, Apostle to the Picts
Saint.titles: Apostle of the Picts
Saint.birth_date: 7 December 521 AD
Saint.birth_place: Gartan, Tyrconnell, Gaelic Ireland
Saint.death_date: 9 June 597 AD (aged 75)
Saint.death_place: Iona, Dál Riata
Saint.feast_day: 9 June
Saint.venerated_in: Catholic ChurchEastern Orthodox ChurchAnglicanism Lutheranism
Saint.major_shrine: Iona, Scotland
Saint.attributes: Monk's robes, Celtic tonsure and crosier
Saint.patronage: Derry, floods, bookbinders, poets, Ireland and Scotland