[Gutenberg 36065] • The Life of Saint Columba, Apostle of Scotland

[Gutenberg 36065] • The Life of Saint Columba, Apostle of Scotland
Authors
Forbes, F.A.
Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Tags
columba , saint , history , biography , 521-597
ISBN
9781497589285
Date
2011-05-09T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.08 MB
Lang
en
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Saint Columba (December 521 – 9 June 597) was an Irish abbot and missionary credited with spreading Christianity in present-day Scotland. He founded the important abbey on Iona, which became a dominant religious and political institution in the region for centuries.