Saint Columba

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6th-century Christian figure Christian saint Irish missionary abbot founder of monastery monk

Saint Columba was a 6th-century Irish missionary monk and abbot who played a key role in the spread of Christianity in Scotland, particularly through his monastery on the island of Iona.

Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form Occurrences
Colum Cille 1
Saint Columba (traditional) 1

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 6th-century Christian figure ⓘ
Christian saint ⓘ
Irish missionary ⓘ
abbot ⓘ
founder of monastery ⓘ
monk ⓘ
alternativeName Colm Cille ⓘ
Saint Columba ⓘ
surface form: Colum Cille
associatedWith Gaels ⓘ
Dál Riata ⓘ
surface form: Kingdom of Dál Riata

Picts (early period) ⓘ
surface form: Picts
birthDate c. 521 ⓘ
birthPlace Gartan, County Donegal, Ireland ⓘ
canonizationStatus pre-congregation ⓘ
century 6th century ⓘ
countryOfOrigin Ireland ⓘ
deathDate 9 June 597 ⓘ
deathPlace Iona ⓘ
surface form: Iona, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
denomination Celtic Christianity ⓘ
era Early Middle Ages ⓘ
ethnicity Irish ⓘ
feastDay 9 June ⓘ
founded Iona Abbey ⓘ
monastery on the island of Iona ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
influenced Christianization of Scotland ⓘ
knownFor founding the monastery on Iona ⓘ
mission to the Picts ⓘ
spreading Christianity in Scotland ⓘ
language Old Irish ⓘ
legend traditionally associated with an encounter with the Loch Ness Monster ⓘ
name Columba ⓘ
notableWork Hymns and prayers attributed to him ⓘ
occupation abbot ⓘ
missionary ⓘ
monk ⓘ
scribe ⓘ
patronage Derry ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
placeOfBurial Iona ⓘ
religion Christianity ⓘ
residence Iona ⓘ
Ireland ⓘ
sourceOfBiography Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona ⓘ
veneratedIn Anglican Communion ⓘ
Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
surface form: Eastern Orthodox Church

Lutheranism ⓘ
surface form: Lutheran Church

Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form: Roman Catholic Church

Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Saint Columba → alternativeName → Saint Columba ⓘ
this entity surface form: Colum Cille
Down Cathedral → associatedWith → Saint Columba ⓘ
Innis Choluim → associatedWith → Saint Columba ⓘ
Iona → associatedWith → Saint Columba ⓘ
Down Cathedral → dedicatedTo → Saint Columba ⓘ
Inchcolm Abbey → dedicatedTo → Saint Columba ⓘ
Iona → foundedAsReligiousCenterBy → Saint Columba ⓘ
Iona Abbey → foundedBy → Saint Columba ⓘ
Downpatrick, County Down → hasGraveOf → Saint Columba ⓘ
this entity surface form: Saint Columba (traditional)
Inchcolm → namedAfter → Saint Columba ⓘ
Inchcolm Abbey → namedAfter → Saint Columba ⓘ
St Columba’s Chapel → namedAfter → Saint Columba ⓘ