Event: Church/monastery/minster foundation/dedication/restorationColumba 1.foundation of Iona
Scholarly Info
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Columba 1 was the first founder of the monastery at Iona |
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Primary Source Info
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fundator monasterii quod in Hii insula |
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Notes:
*The monastery had long been greatly honoured by many of the tribes of Picts and Irish, when Bede 1 was writing.
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Columba 1
(Saint and founder of Iona, d.597)
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