Saint Columba

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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.

All labels observed (5)

Label Occurrences
Saint Columba canonical 29
St Columba 3
Columba of Iona 2

How this entity was disambiguated

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

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Referenced by (36)

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

Inchcolm namedAfter Saint Columba
Iona Abbey foundedBy Saint Columba
Iona foundedAsReligiousCenterBy Saint Columba
Iona associatedWith Saint Columba
St Columba’s Chapel namedAfter Saint Columba
Inchcolm Abbey dedicatedTo Saint Columba
Inchcolm Abbey namedAfter Saint Columba
Innis Choluim associatedWith Saint Columba
Saint Columba alternativeName Saint Columba
this entity surface form: Colum Cille
Downpatrick, County Down hasGraveOf Saint Columba
this entity surface form: Saint Columba (traditional)
Down Cathedral dedicatedTo Saint Columba
Down Cathedral associatedWith Saint Columba
Malcolm associatedSaint Saint Columba
Saint Drostan educatedBy Saint Columba
Inchmahome Priory dedicatedTo Saint Columba
this entity surface form: St Columba
Book of Kells (traditionally linked to Iona) associatedWithSaint Saint Columba
subject surface form: Book of Kells
Dál Riata associatedWith Saint Columba
St Oran’s Chapel associatedWith Saint Columba
this entity surface form: St Columba
St John’s Cross (replica on site) associatedWith Saint Columba
this entity surface form: St Columba
Book of Kells associatedWith Saint Columba
Downpatrick traditionalAssociation Saint Columba
Saint Fillan discipleOf Saint Columba
Santa Coloma de Cervelló namedAfter Saint Columba
Brigid of Kildare buriedAlongside Saint Columba
this entity surface form: Columba of Iona
Brigid of Kildare sharesPatronageWith Saint Columba
this entity surface form: Columba of Iona
Columba alsoKnownAs Saint Columba
St Columba's Cathedral namedAfter Saint Columba
St Columba's Cathedral dedicatedTo Saint Columba
Vita Columbae by Adomnán of Iona mainSubject Saint Columba
subject surface form: Vita Columbae
Colm Cille hasName Saint Columba
Dún Dá Lethglas associatedWith Saint Columba
Dún Dá Lethglas burialTraditionOf Saint Columba