Columba
Saunt Columba or Saunt Coumbkille (Erse: Colm Cille, 'kirk doo';[a][1][2] 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 | |
|---|---|
 Saunt Columba, Apostle tae the Pechts | |
| Apostle o the Picts | |
| Born | 7 December 521 Gartan, Coonty Donegal, Ireland |
| Dee'd | 9 Juin 597 (aged 75) Iona, Scotland |
| 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. |
Notes
eedit- ↑ Ither names include Erse Gaelic Chille, Scots Gaelic Calum Cille, Manx Gaelic Colum Keeilley, an Auld Norse Kolban or Kolbjørn.
References
eedit- ↑ Kenyon, Sherrilyn (2005), The Writer's Digest character naming sourcebook, Writer's Digest Books, p. 358.
- ↑ Columba (PDF) (in Norn), NO: Keltiskfromhet