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Columba
c. 521 – 597 · b. Gartan, Donegal
MonkPresbyter
Quick facts
- Born
- c. 521, Gartan, Donegal
- Died
- 597, Iona
- Region
- west
- Era
- post nicene
- Significance
- Notable(2/4)
- Also known as
- Colum Cille
Highlights
- Main contribution
- Irish monk who founded the monastery of Iona (563), launching point for the Christianization of Pictish and Northumbrian Britain.
- Primary source
- Adomnán, Vita Columbae
Irish monk who founded the monastery of Iona (563), launching point for the Christianization of Pictish and Northumbrian Britain. Known through Adomnán's Vita Columbae.
Recommended reading near Columba
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Sources for biography
- Adomnán, Vita Columbae primary
- Bede, Hist. Eccl. 3.4 primary
tradition connections(1)
- cited Patrick of IrelandColumba stands in the Irish monastic tradition that traces back to Patrick; direct lineage is hagiographic.Adomnán, Vita Columbae, prologue
External resources
📖WikipediaFull encyclopedic biography with footnotes and further reading.🔗WikidataStructured data hub linking to library catalogues, archives, and academic sources worldwide.🏛️WikisourcePublic-domain primary texts and translations (search).⛪Catholic Encyclopedia1913 reference — long entries, useful for less-known figures (search for Columba).